| Abstract | This study aims at exploring the problem of suicide among children and youths under 21 in Hong Kong in the past 10 years (1981-1990) by reviewing the coroner's reports. The suicide rate for age group 10-20 is found to be 2.2 per 100,000. Although the phenomenon is not as serious as in other countries such as Japan and the U.S.A., it has caused great concern to the public. Unfortunately, the nature of the problem, especially its causes, has been in a certain extent distorted by the public. Certainly, the school should not be the only system in which various kinds of effort are to be put to prevent suicide among children and youths. The deteriorating family structure in Hong Kong deserves equal and even more attention. |
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