Lu Chongmao, director of the Hong Kong Medical and Health Bureau, said that the suicide rate in Hong Kong is roughly stable and is not higher than international standards.
According to Sing Tao Daily, many suicide or suspect suicide cases have occurred in Hong Kong in recent months.Repeated support services after group and epidemic.
Lu Chongmao pointed out in writing that from 2022 to the first quarter of 2023, the number of suicide cases in Hong Kong was 880.
He also quoted the estimated data estimated data estimation data of the Hong Kong suicide rate in 2021 released by the University of Hong Kong to prevent suicide research at the University of Hong Kong. The analysis showed that the Hong Kong suicide rate was roughly stable in the five years from 2017 to 2021, and it was not high.In international standards.
Lu Chongmao said that the government has always paid attention to the influence of the society's comprehensive repetition on the mental health of the citizens.) Adding additional funding to strengthen mental health services and increase the hand of the Hospital Authority. By the goal of the fourth quarter of this year, the proportion of case managers to patients with severe mental illness was further optimized to lower than 1:40.
