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Home Events 2021.04.21(wed) 14:30 Dr. Shih-Cheng Liao〈What have we learned from the last surge of suicide mortality in Taiwan?〉
04/15/2021

2021.04.21(wed) 14:30 Dr. Shih-Cheng Liao〈What have we learned from the last surge of suicide mortality in Taiwan?〉

  • Date: 2021.04.21(Wed) 14:30
  • Venue: N100, North Hall, Department of Psychology
  • Speaker: Dr. Shih-Cheng Liao (NTU Hospital; Student Counseling Center, NTU)
  • Topic: What have we learned from the last surge of suicide mortality in Taiwan?

The last surge of the suicide mortality rate in Taiwan occurred in 2006, with a crude suicide death rate of 19.3 per 100,000. Beginning in 1997, when suicide first became one of the top ten causes of death in the country, the rate increased by more than 90% in 10 years. Afterward, it showed a downward trend. In 2010, suicide was out of the top ten causes of death in Taiwan. Taiwan had also entered the moderate list of countries with a high suicide mortality rate as defined by the World Health Organization in 2011. However, since 2014, the trend has reversed again. The crude suicide death rate in Taiwan rose slowly at an annual rate of about 3% for three consecutive years. Although the suicide death rate remained stable in 2019 compared with 2018, new challenges came up. This report aims to review the factors related to the 2006 suicide mortality surge, the National Suicide Prevention Center's development history, and future countermeasures based on reflecting on the last tragic mortality surge. Suicide prevention requires everybody's participation and cross-professional and crossministerial cooperation. The vision needs to expand from mental health to the public health and social security.

Home Events 2021.04.21(wed) 14:30 Dr. Shih-Cheng Liao〈What have we learned from the last surge of suicide mortality in Taiwan?〉