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KFF looks into suicide rates in Lithuania

02/16/2017

As suicide in Lithuania has become a significant national social issue due to its high rate (29 out of 100,000 people in 2014), KFF has been looking at the problem as well. On February 16, 2017, in the Kazickas Family Residence, a meeting with Prof. Paulius Skruibis, Dr. Vaiva Klimaite and Ms. Agne Mazvilaite was held. Paulius is an associate professor at the Department of Clinical Psychology at Vilnius University, Lithuania. Vaiva is a psychologist and the Head of the Department of Suicide prevention Vilnius Center of Mental Health, Vilnius University. Agne is the Head of Youth Hotline of Lithuania.

Photo from Alfa.lt on a 2015 public action in Vilnius, Lithuania, where attention was drawn at the numbers of suicides committed in Lithuania per year.

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