Strengthening ties and reducing inequalities also saves lives: "The main suicide prevention measure is social cohesion" In Spain they do not stop increasing year after year ( 4,227 in 2022 ) and it is consolidated as the first external cause of death in our country. A deep conversation, a hug, a look without judgment can increase the desire to live.
"We experience suicidal ideation mainly because we experience social pain" says Miguel Guerrero, clinical psychologist. "The need to have them is in our genetics," says sociologist Émile Durkheim.