Past Issues

Suicide is largely preventable. But an esti-mated of 900,000 people die by committing sui-cide each year around the world (www.who.int/features/qa/24/en/), and more than 3,500 people die from suicide each year since 2005 in Taiwan (www.mohw.gov.tw/cht/DOS/Statistic.aspx?f_list_no=312&fod_list_no=2747). Besides, in most studied countries, the suicide trends for males, particularly the younger age groups, have been in-creasing [1]. In Taiwan, youth suicide is the sec-ond leading causes of death in those aged 15-24 years (www.mohw.gov.tw/cht/DOS/Statistic. aspx? f_list_no=312&fod_list_no=2747). Thus, more spe-cific suicide prevention actions to suit the young male sub-population groups must be conducted since factors contributing to suicide can vary in specific demographic and population groups.