Death by suicide is a complex and intense personal act, reflecting any number of emotional issues. Such an act against oneself can derive from a multitude of psychological, sociological and environmental factors. Both Australia and other industrialised countries are presently experiencing high numbers of youth suicide deaths. An individual involved in unemployment may experience many of the precursors that lead to an event such as suicide. In many cases, the personal repercussions of unemployment in …
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…suicide and unemployment, this association is far from complete in suggesting that such an answer would explain an increased rate of youth suicide. Because of problems with official data, explanations that associate relationships between youth unemployment and suicide must be seen as inconclusive. Further objective study is required to increase our understanding of the problems involved in explaining an increase in youth suicide, if such an association with unemployment can be argued, or called useful.