Gonzalo Martínez-Alés

Gonzalo Martínez-Alés

Gonzalo Martínez-Alés
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Psychiatrist and epidemiologist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Experts call for suicide prevention plans that address its social factors

Ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10, a new series of six articles published in The Lancet Public Health calls for a shift in the narrative. Experts advocate for moving beyond framing suicide solely as a mental health issue, emphasizing the need to recognize the impact of social factors such as poverty, debt, addiction, homelessness, abuse, discrimination, and social isolation.

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