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Brasília (DF) - 31/08/2023, Cocares expostos na grade lateral do STF durante manifestação de Indígenas contra o Marco Temporal na praça dos Três Poderes.  
Foto: Joédson Alves/Agência Brasil
Health

Study shows surge in suicide rates among young indigenous Brazilians

Researchers from Brazil’s research foundation Fiocruz and Harvard University have carried out the first study on suicide among indigenous and non-indigenous people in Brazil. The North and Central-West had the highest risk among indigenous people.

Rio de Janeiro - Parte da campanha Setembro Amarelo, ato na orla de Copacabana marca o Dia Mundial de Prevenção ao Suicídio (Tânia Rêgo/Agência Brasil)
Health

World Suicide Prevention Day: Young Brazilians’ mental health alarming

According to psychiatrist Rodrigo Bressan, head of the Ame Sua Mente Institute, research indicates that 75% of adult mental disorders begin before the age of 24. In the case of teenagers, half start before the age of 14.

Brasília (DF - Caminhos da Reportagem Yanomami - O Direito de Existir - Indígenas no posto emergencial de saúde montado em território yanomami. - Foto: TV Brasil/Divulgação
Health

In four years, 535 indigenous Brazilians took their own lives

Poverty, violence, and racism have triggered severe mental health issues, especially in the Amazon area. Experts have linked local conflicts and illegal mining to the deterioration of mental health indicators.

A  ministra  da Mulher, da Família e dos Direitos Humanos, Cristiane Britto, é a entrevistada no programa A Voz do Brasil.
Health

Yellow September: Brazil minister talks signs of suicidal behavior

“We’ve been trying to engage families. Don’t ignore the signs, especially from kids and teenagers,” said Minister of Women, Family, and Human Rights Cristiane Britto.

Gestores, professores, estudantes, terapeutas e demais interessados visitaram hoje a Escola Gesner Teixeira, estabelecimento foi premiado por oferecer Práticas Integrativas em Saúde como estratégia institucional para prevenção ao suicídio.
Education

Brazilian public school works to prevent depression, self-injury

Sarah de Aguiar was 13 years old when she started to cut herself. She would have continued to inflict injuries on herself had she not been interrupted by her mother, Weslayne de Aguiar. After promising never to do it again, Sarah asked for help in her school.