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There are more suicides in Ukrainian rural areas than in urban

There are more suicides in Ukrainian rural areas than in urban
Rural people commit suicides more often in Ukraine, the chief child psychiatrist of the Health Ministry of Ukraine Ihor Martsenkovsky said during a teleconference bridge Kyiv-Moscow-Yerevan-Chisinau-Astana, as ForUm correspondent reports.

"A map of suicides coincides with a map of a high level of alcohol abuse. This problem must be solved systemically," Martsenovsky said.

He also suggested the school psychologists to work with children more. "Teenagers do not disclose their thoughts to parents and teachers. Teachers often do not realize what happens with children. In turn, teenagers communicate with their peers. We need to teach schoolchildren the principles of proper behavior. Such practice has been successfully introduced in the UK. But in our schools the psychologists do everything except their direct duty - psychological help towards children," he said.