Quarter of adolescents surveyed in 2026 Global School-Based Student Health Survey reported attempted suicide

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Quarter of adolescents surveyed in 2026 Global School-Based Student Health Survey reported attempted suicide — Sources: IRIE Fm

A quarter of the adolescents surveyed during the 2026 Global School-Based Student Health Survey reported that they have attempted suicide. This was disclosed at a press conference this morning by Acting Principal Director of Prevention, Public Education and Treatment at the National Council on Drug Abuse, Uki Atkinson. The 2026 survey was conducted with 3,058 […]

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Quarter of adolescents surveyed in 2026 Global School-Based Student Health Survey reported attempted suicide

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