Impact of the Japanese Government's 'General Principles of Suicide Prevention Policy' on youth suicide from 2007 to 2022.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Japanese Government programme 'General Principles of Suicide Prevention Policy' (GPSPP) contributed to decreasing suicide mortality rates (SMRs) before the COVID-19 pandemic, but they increased after the pandemic.

Aims

To identify risk factors for youth suicide and the impact of GPSPP on youth suicide.

Method

Annual suicide numbers during 2007-2022 were obtained from government databases. SMRs of student and non-student youths were analysed with a linear mixed-effects model. Interrupted time-series analysis was conducted to investigate temporal relations between three GPSPP periods and SMRs with 52 suicide motives among high school, special vocational school and university students. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to investigate the influence

SUBMITTER: Matsumoto R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10755549 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature