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Re:Japan and South Korea see surge of suicides among young w... by dukeofdoom on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @11:41AM (#25278163)
Not all suicides are because of a "chemical imbalance" whatever that means.

Simple things, like being broke, and not having a job. Or being rejected by your love prospects. Are reasons why people kill themselves too.Being on a negative spiral, and a number of things going wrong and finding yourself in a desperate situation is pretty common thing.

If you provide hope, and path to something better, there just might be quite a few people that would take it.

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Re:Japan and South Korea see surge of suicides among young w... by mxskelly on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @11:44AM (#25278181)
Ah right, because using other tried and tested methods like providing everyone better mental healthcare options are boring. Just make an app! Apps solve everything! Apps! Apps! Apps!

Oh right but providing better mental healthcare doesn't allow for people to receive bogus investements for their overhyped app and make millions.

That's why it's not an option.

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Re:Japan and South Korea see surge of suicides among young w... by DanBC on Saturday December 05, 2020 @05:27AM (#25313384)
Why do you think reducing loneliness isn't a valid mental health intervention?

Social prescribing is a thing for good reasons.

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Re:Japan and South Korea see surge of suicides among young w... by mxskelly on Monday December 07, 2020 @10:44AM (#25333233)
Damn, my point went impressively far over your head huh.
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