SUICIDE CRIME

 Globally, suicide among children is a significant preventable public health problem, and it is the second leading cause of death among younger people aged 10–24 years.1 In kenya, a student dies by suicide every hour, and 28 such loss of life occurs every day.2 During this COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, the suicidal tendency among school children is significantly rising.3,






4 Since the beginning of lockdown (March–October), in Nairobi, 173 children, aged 10–18 years, died by suicide.5 Similar reports from other parts of the world have also shown a significant increase in the deaths of children due to suicide during the lockdown period than the prelockdown period, claiming a 9.3%–33% rise in the number of children presenting with self-harm injuries as well.6,7 Moreover, this is often underreported and neglected from other corners, though it is a grave psychosocial and preventable issue that needs to be addressed promptly.

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