Suicide on rise among young people in northwest Syria

The organization says children account for nearly one in five recorded suicide attempts and deaths in northwestern Syria.
Syrians sit inside a prayer hall of a cemetery where displaced families took refuge in the town of Sarmada in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, on Feb. 23, 2020.
Syrians sit inside a prayer hall of a cemetery where displaced families took refuge in the town of Sarmada in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, on Feb. 23, 2020. - AAREF WATAD/AFP via Getty Images
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Children account for nearly one in five recorded suicide attempts and deaths in northwest Syria, Save The Children said on Thursday.

The UK-based charity documented a total of 246 suicides and 1,748 attempts during 2020. Among those who attempted suicide, 18% were between the ages of 16 and 20. Last week, partner organizations working with Save The Children confirmed that a 14-year-old boy committed suicide in a displacement camp in Hama. 

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