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Suicide Prevention

Last update date March 6, 2023

Suicide deaths in Sakae Ward

Number of suicide deaths in Sakae Ward (by year)
	2017 2017	2018 2018	2019 2019	2020 2020	2021 2021
Number of suicide deaths (Male and Female)	18 people (14 people, 4)	20 people (10 people, 10)	22 people (16, 6 people)	14 people (7/7 people)	20 people (13 people, 7 people)
Suicide mortality	14.9％	16.7％	18.4％	11.8％	16.6％

※Source: Demographics

※Suicide mortality rate: Percentage of suicide deaths to a population of 100,000

Suicide Prevention Measures in Sakae Ward

Suicide is not caused by a single reason or cause.
Health, hardships and debt, overwork, restructuring, etc.
It is said that a number of things are related.

Please don't worry about it alone.　Leaflet (PDF: 2,144KB)

In fiscal 2010, Sakae Ward has been working as one of the pillars of the Sakae Ward Safe Community.
We are working on suicide prevention measures.

Initiatives 1 Development of awareness-raising activities
It is stipulated in Article 7 of the Basic Law on Suicide Countermeasures

Suicide Prevention Week from September 10 to 16
Suicide Countermeasures Month in March

We conduct educational activities at railway stations and libraries, mainly in railway stations and libraries.

Initiative 2 Heartful Supporter

Initiatives 3 Strengthen support for high-risk persons

Sakae Ward Life and Mind Hotline ended in March 2017.
If you have any questions, please.
Elderly and Disabled Support Division, Sakae Ward Office
☎Please call 045-894-8405.

Queries

Sakae Ward Health and Welfare Center Health and Welfare Division
Tel： 045-894-6962 Fax： 045-895-1759
In charge of disability support, Health and Welfare Center Sakae Ward Elderly and Disabled Support Division
Tel： 045-894-8405 Fax： 045-893-3083

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