Suicide Countermeasures

The number of suicides in Japan increased by more than 8,000 at once in 1998 to over 30,000, and has continued to be at a high level since then. In October 2006, the "Suicide Countermeasures Basic Law" was enacted in order to prevent suicide by comprehensively promoting suicide countermeasures throughout the country and to enhance support for relatives of suicides. Was. In addition, based on this law, in June 2007, the "Suicide Comprehensive Countermeasures Guidelines" was formulated as a guideline for suicide countermeasures to be promoted by the government, and in August 2012, it was reviewed. The Yokohama City Office Suicide Countermeasures Liaison Conference has been set up since September 2007 to promote suicide countermeasures through close cooperation and cooperation within the agency pertaining to suicide countermeasures.

In the general rules, one of the immediate priority measures to prevent suicide is to "clearize the actual situation of suicide". Yokohama City Inst. of Health, we would like to actively provide the current situation of suicide, which has been analyzed for demographic statistics, etc., to the liaison conference, and also to citizens via the WEB page.

In response to a request from the Health Consultation Center in the heart of Yokohama City since 2008, we have analyzed demographic statistics and police suicide statistics. The following information is obtained with the consent of the Yokohama City Mental Health Consultation Center.

• Current status of suicide in Yokohama City (2012) (PDF: 347KB)
  Analysis of data provided by Kanagawa Prefectural PoliceInspection information Monthly Report (December 2013 issue)
• Current status of suicide in Yokohama City (19-1923) (PDF: 142KB)
  Analysis of data provided by Kanagawa Prefectural PoliceInspection Information Monthly Report (December 2012 Issue)
• Current Status of Suicide in Yokohama City (2011) (PDF: 343KB)
  Analysis of data provided by Kanagawa Prefectural Police
• Current status of suicide in Yokohama City (2010) (PDF: 198KB)
  Analysis of data provided by Kanagawa Prefectural PoliceInspection Information Monthly Report (December 2011 Issue)
• Current status of suicide in Yokohama City (1919-1921) (PDF: 63KB)
  Analysis of data and demographic statistics provided by Kanagawa Prefectural PoliceInspection Information Monthly Report (December 2010)
• Current Status of Suicide in Yokohama City (2009) (PDF: 305KB)／[Summary Version] （PDF：106KB）
  Analysis of data provided by Kanagawa Prefectural Police
• The actual situation of suicide in Yokohama City (2008) (PDF: 498KB)／[Summary Version] （PDF：135KB）
  Data and analysis of demographic statistics provided by Kanagawa Prefectural Police
• Current Status of Suicide in Yokohama City (2008) (PDF: 291KB)／[Summary Version] （PDF：158KB）
  Analysis using 2008 Demographic Statistics /Inspection information Monthly Report (December 2009 issue)

• About the present situation of suicide of Yokohama-shi (part 1) (PDF: 185KB)
  Analysis using demographic data on demographic data from 1993/2003, Kanagawa Society of Public Health
• About the present situation of suicide of Yokohama-shi (Part 2) (PDF: 234KB)
  Analysis using "Suicide Statistics by the National Police Agency" from 2012/2004, Kanagawa National Institute of Public Health
• Current Status of Suicide in Yokohama City (2006) (PDF: 253KB)
  Analysis using 2006 demographics/Inspection Information Monthly Report (November 2007)

• Suicide Countermeasures Page in Yokohama
  This web page is about suicide countermeasures at the City of Yokohama, Medical Care Bureau Kokoro Health Consultation Center.
• Suicide Countermeasures Website (outside site)
  This is the web page of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.