Addressing Suicide Issues in Timor-Leste: Strategies for Prevention and Reduction

Suicide in Timor-Leste is an important topic to study. So, the aim of the study is to find out what causes suicide in Timor-Leste and how to prevent it. Aside from Timor-Leste, similar investigations have been done in Indonesia, Hong Kong, the United States, Japan, Nigeria, China, and some European countries. In Timor-Leste, researchers looked into the problem to find out how to better protect the victims. This study could be used by academic institutions as a scientific resource. It could also be used to help make public policy. For the study report, data were collected in 9 cities across the country. It was found that self-depression was caused by breaking up with a loved one, being forced to follow traditional norms, family neglect, disapproval of marriage, loss of a loved one, being traumatised by a Contents lists available at Science Direct Social Science Research https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/social-science-researchVolume 115-September – year (2023) family murder, health conditions, early pregnancy, sexual abuse by boyfriends, relatives, or big bosses, mental illness, and an addiction to watching horror movies. Other ways to kill yourself were to use power cables, goat ropes, sack ropes, hang yourself, eat bygones-vegetable pesticides or mice pesticides, eat sharper blades, or hang yourself. To support the victims and families who are traumatized by the loss of a loved one, it is essential to reward the agencies that already exist and educate individuals in soft skills.