ISSN: 2265-6294

Spatial Variation of Suicide Cases in Babylon Governorate for the Period From (2004 - until mid-June 2022)

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Dr. Ali Hamza Abdul Hussein Al Jotheri,Mohammed Abdul Razzaq Naji Al-Khazraji

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Suicide in its comprehensive sense means that the intentional act that ends with the killing of the person himself, and it is one of the new phenomena in Iraqi society because of the customs and traditions that prevent these acts and that this phenomenon has a great impact in the hearts of people, as it began to grow in all governorates of Iraq and in the governorate of Babylon in particular, as the number of suicide cases in the governorate after 2004 and until June 2022 was recorded (200) cases, in order to reduce this phenomenon, concerted efforts must be made to provide meaningful job opportunities for the population in the governorate, especially for young people, and to develop the necessary plans to prevent the abuse of drugs, painkillers and alcohol.

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