More suicides among asylum seekers found in Finland:report

Source: Xinhua   2017-03-16 05:40:37

HELSINKI, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Finnish organizations have found out that the number of suicides among asylum seekers have probably been under reported, although the exact number remains unclear.

Outi Ruishalme, a director at the Finnish Mental Health Association, told broadcaster Yle on Wednesday that there have been successful attempts this year. The association said it obtained the information unofficially from interpreters working in asylum seeker centers.

Also patients attending therapy services have reported incidents, added Ruishalme.

The claim contradicted with earlier statistics given by Finnish immigration authority Migri, who said only one asylum seeker killed himself last year.

In response to the claim on Wednesday, Migri admitted that there have been 70 attempts in 2016 and 2017, and actually five killed themselves. Migri said that asylum centers may not have applied correct administrative forms in reporting to Migri.

Last week, an asylum seeker tried to hang himself at the Helsinki railroad square, where a demonstration had been under way for weeks. There was also an attempt at the Evitskog asylum seeker center near Helsinki, Yle reported.

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More suicides among asylum seekers found in Finland:report

Source: Xinhua 2017-03-16 05:40:37

HELSINKI, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Finnish organizations have found out that the number of suicides among asylum seekers have probably been under reported, although the exact number remains unclear.

Outi Ruishalme, a director at the Finnish Mental Health Association, told broadcaster Yle on Wednesday that there have been successful attempts this year. The association said it obtained the information unofficially from interpreters working in asylum seeker centers.

Also patients attending therapy services have reported incidents, added Ruishalme.

The claim contradicted with earlier statistics given by Finnish immigration authority Migri, who said only one asylum seeker killed himself last year.

In response to the claim on Wednesday, Migri admitted that there have been 70 attempts in 2016 and 2017, and actually five killed themselves. Migri said that asylum centers may not have applied correct administrative forms in reporting to Migri.

Last week, an asylum seeker tried to hang himself at the Helsinki railroad square, where a demonstration had been under way for weeks. There was also an attempt at the Evitskog asylum seeker center near Helsinki, Yle reported.

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