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Rising suicides and mental health issues among S. Korean youth prompt health policy reforms
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A group of youth who were appointed mental health ambassadors by the National Mental Health Centre in August 2023.
PHOTO: MENTAL HEALTH KOREA
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SEOUL – A call from the police jolted Mr Choi Yunu, chief executive and founder of Mental Health Korea (MHK), from his sleep last August.
One of the peer support group members in his non-profit organisation (NGO) was spotted by passers-by before she could jump off the Mapo Bridge at the Han River, a notorious suicide site in Seoul.
