Trajectory of the promotion of suicide prevention measures and their future prospects in Japan

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  • KOIWAI Nozomi
    Former Department of Health and Welfare Services, National Institute of Public Health
  • OCHI Manami
    Former Department of Health and Welfare Services, National Institute of Public Health Department of Health Policy, National Center for Child Health and Development
  • MATSUSHIGE Takuya
    Department of Health and Welfare Services, National Institute of Public Health

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  • 日本における自殺対策推進の軌跡と今後の展望
  • Including revisions to the General Principles of Suicide Prevention Policy
  • 自殺総合対策大綱の変遷を踏まえて

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<p>Due to the rapid increase in the number of suicides in Japan in 1998, the problem of suicide has gained considerable attention. The Japanese government has promoted suicide prevention measures through revisions to the Basic Act on Suicide Prevention (2006) and the General Principles of Suicide Prevention Policy (2007). However, suicide trends in Japan have changed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Herein, we overview the suicide prevention measures in Japan by reviewing the establishment and revisions to the General Principles of Suicide Prevention Policy and subsequently refer to the suicide trends during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. Notably, the number of suicides among women and children has increased compared to that before the pandemic, and researchers have suggested that this is attributable to irregular employment among women and less communication among children. The General Principles of Suicide Prevention Policy, revised in 2022 during the pandemic, includes measures that address the impact of the pandemic. The primary themes related to the General Principles of Suicide Prevention Policy and the implementation of suicide prevention measures include prompt responses in emergencies, discussions regarding the effectiveness of each measure, measures of slander on SNS, and development of a platform for suicide prevention.</p>

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  • CRID
    1390300533228864768
  • DOI
    10.20683/jniph.73.2_136
  • ISSN
    24320722
    13476459
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
  • Abstract License Flag
    Allowed

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