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depression brought about by Corona 19 may be fatal for some people.

That's why the World Health Organization even expressed it as a disaster, but such danger signs are appearing among women in Korea, especially in their 20s and 30s.



For more details, medical reporter Cho Dong-chan will deliver.



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All employees of the Mental Health Welfare Center in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul are consulting by phone.



[Gimseongnam / gu Mental Health and Welfare Center for Center for: Local residents depression, anxiety, helplessness, (and phone) difficulties associated with suicide, those who are]



two year suicide counseling cases last year, largely eotneunde increase, especially in April They laugh out loud.



Women were more hit than men.



The total number of suicides was similar to last year, but by gender, men decreased and women increased 7.1%, which was evident in March, April, and June when the coronavirus was severe.



Analysis by age is in progress, but it seems that there are many young women in their 20s and 30s.



According to statistics from Seoul, women in their twenties in the first half of this year were more than four times the same period last year.



[Jong-Woo Baek/Director of the Central Suicide Prevention Center: Isn't there a job that is more vulnerable to young women's jobs? Isn't it that the burden of raising (young women) increased as they couldn't go to school and kindergarten?

.] It



is analyzed that the weaker the social and economic support base is, the more prone to depression by extreme choices.



[Kim Ho-jin/Dongdaemun-gu Mental Health Welfare Center Nurse:'I will die like this in my childhood.

'Because I have prepared all the preparations.' If you go so far, it should be considered very urgent.]



[Jong-Woo Baek/Director of the Central Suicide Prevention Center:'It looks a little difficult, but have you ever thought of wanting to die?

Are you okay now?'

The beginning of saving a person's life by asking a word like this...

.]



Like Corona 19, the depression brought about by Corona Blue is also the weakest place in our society.



The help line is 1393.



(Video coverage: Hojun Choi, video editing: Hyeyoung Choi)  



※ If you need expert help because of depression, or if you feel depression or mental pain after reading the above article, suicide prevention hotline 1577-0199, Hope Call 129, Life Call 1588 You can call -9191 for 24-hour consultation.