ARMENIA
There is increasing concern about mental health in Armenia, two cases of suicide were recorded in the last hours
The first incident occurred yesterday morning, Tuesday, June 18, in a home in the Villa Liliana neighborhood of the city where a minor identified as David Santiago Jiménez Muñoz, 17 years old, was found dead. He was in tenth grade at the Inem educational institution.
The second case occurred in the neighborhood Pinares forests where a man identified as Johan Henao, 30 years old, decided to end his life.
Regarding the case of the minor, the Secretary of Education of Armenia Paula Huertas Upon regretting this fact, he stated that by consulting with the rector of the Inem school where he studied The adolescent had no history of mental health problems, He was a good student and a good companion, so the psychosocial team will review the family and personal issues.
And he added “we inquired about his process within the educational institution to which he belonged, we learned from the rector and his counselor that he was a young man with very good grades, he had no disciplinary record, he was a very good companion, “He had no history of suicidal ideation, but unfortunately he made the decision to end his life.”
From the Ministry of Education through the Parent School group and each of the officials, as well as the counselors in each of the 28 educational institutions that we have in the official sector have a Care and Prevention route on the entire issue of mental health.
Call to parents about warning signs in their children
It is fundamental and it is important that the Parents and caregivers become more involved in everything, such as the prevention exercise, young people sometimes give signs that their mental health is not well and in these processes it is important to understand and recognize the manifestations and recommendations that are made from educational institutions is not about invading the personal sphere and the relationship of country, power and custody, personal care that parents have with respect to their children, but they are alerts that are sent by the counselors and by the teachers themselves. classroom regarding certain boys, girls or adolescents to prevent suicide to prevent any form of violence and to draw attention-
Determine when it is necessary for health professionals such as psychiatrists or psychologists can intervene in a timely manner to avoid these situations so unfortunate that they mourn the educational community of the municipality, Armenia and that the secretary personally feels very hurt because we would not want to lose any young person in a situation as difficult as deciding to take one’s own life.
Secretary of Health of Armenia
The mental health reference of the mayor of Armenia, Lorena Perico He referred to the strategies that have been implemented to counteract this type of situation.
He explained that they establish the program called Healthily for the strengthening of psychosocial skills, promotion of self-care and the prevention of risks associated with mental health.
Lorena Perico, mental health reference in Armenia
He also stated that they provide support to those affected by a suicide attempt, such as home visits to verify the ecurrent emotional state and activate the route.
Likewise, they develop the school orientation areas in schools for mental health sessions on emotion management, which have impacted more than 700 students.
According to the data delivered by forensic medicine to the Department of Health Secretary andThere are 20 suicides recorded this year.
