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Thailand faces mental health crisis with 15 suicide deaths daily

May 09, 2025

Thailand is grappling with a deepening mental health crisis, with an average of 15 people dying by suicide each day, and seven suicide attempts occurring every two hours.

Key goals, operations for Thais’ mental well-being revealed

July 13, 2024

Department of Mental Health outlines guidelines to protect, enhance Thais’ mental and emotional health

Police received over 200,000 complaints of online fraud, inflicting THB30 billion in losses on victims over past year

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Most victims of romance scams are people in their 40s as they are the main targets of criminal gangs preying on those seeking true love online.

Thailand risks 'spike in depression' amid lack of psychiatrists

MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2022

A severe shortage of mental health professionals in Thailand is leaving many millions suffering from depression and other psychological disorders.

Suicides spike among young adults in past 5 years

THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2022

Suicides among Thai teenagers and young adults have increased alarmingly over the past five years, the Department of Mental Health’s National Suicide Prevention Centre revealed on Thursday.

Negative news reports can hurt us mentally, physically, warns psychologist

TUESDAY, MARCH 08, 2022

Keeping track of local and world news, especially the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and economic damage or deaths caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, can affect people’s mental health, a psychology professor said last week.

Suicide risk rate for Thais increases 10-fold amid Covid situation

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Thais tend to have higher stress, especially during the latest Covid-19 wave, while the suicide risk rate has risen 10 times compared to last year, the Department of Mental Health (DMH) said on Wednesday.

More people depressed, planning suicide due to stress from Covid crisis: study

MONDAY, JUNE 28, 2021

A recent study conducted by the Department of Mental Health shows that up to seven out of every 100,000 people in Thailand are suffering from stress related to the Covid-19 crisis.

Miss Universe Thailand fired as mental health ambassador

TUESDAY, MARCH 02, 2021

The Department of Mental Health dismissed Miss Universe Thailand Amanda Chalisa Obdam from her role as the country’s mental health ambassador on Tuesday. The department handed the role to the Thai-Canadian model, 28, on February 25 after she won the beauty crown last October.

Watch for friends at risk of suicide, Mental Health Dept asks

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

The Department of Mental Health, worried over a rise in suicide cases to about 11-12 cases daily or 345 cases per month, is asking people to watch for the five signs of suicide risk and to take quick action to save a friend from suicide.

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