Suicides among youth population in Sri Lanka are on the increase and 23.7 per 100,000 youth population committed suicide according to the latest statistics.Boys are prone to commit suicide three times more than girls and youth in urban areas is being committed suicide more than youth in villages it has been revealed Dr.Silva has stated.
Competitive environment in education and employment ,stress ,physical and emotional disappointments and breaking relationships within the family and outside the family are identified as main causes for the increased number of suicides among youth she has stressed.
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