A Comparative Analysis of Mechanisms for Preventing Adolescent Suicide in China and Japan
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May 30, 2023
Abstract
China and Japan are both Asian countries that are geographically adjacent and share a common cultural heritage. Suicide is a significant public health concern in both countries. While Japan has established a relatively mature framework for suicide prevention, China lacks national suicide prevention mechanisms. This paper analyzes the disparity in adolescent suicide prevention between China and Japan so that China can learn from Japan’s experience in this area and develop effective, systematic mechanisms for the prevention and intervention of adolescent suicide.
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Keywords
Suicide, Suicide Prevention, Adolescent Suicide, China, Japan
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2. World Health Organization. Suicide Worldwide in 2019: Global Health Estimates. World Health Organization. 2021. Available at: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/341728/9789240026643-eng.pdf
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4. Chun H. The World Health Organization and the International Association for Suicide Prevention designated September 10 of 2003 as the first World Suicide Prevention Day. Chin J Health Educ 2003; 19(12):965.
5. IAPS. Creating Hope through Education. The International Association for the Prevention of Suicide. 2020. Available at: https://www.iasp.info/wspd/about/
6. World Health Organization. Preventing Suicide: A Global Imperative. World Health Organization. 2014. Available at: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/131056/9789241564779_eng.pdf;jsessionid=43A74B8C29F07E11162FD0995C1CE95C?sequence=1
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8. Deng Y, Liu BZ. No angels are allowed to fall: Suicide prevention measures in Japanese primary and secondary schools and their Implications. Jiangxi Educ 2016; 2016(7):41-42.
9. Fuse T. Suicide and Culture. Tokyo: Shinchosha. 1985.
10. Takahashi Y. Suicide Risk: Clinical Valuation and Crisis Intervention. Kongo Publishing. 2014.
11. Li XY, Zhao L, Gu P. China urgently needs to improve its national suicide intervention system. Legal Daily 2015-9-10. p4.
12. Li JJ. A review of suicide research in 20th Century Japan. J Guizhou Univ (Soc Sci Ed), 2012; 30(4):96-102. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15958/j.cnki. gdxbshb.2012.04.012
13. Hu JS. Psychological research on suicide in Japan. Chinese J Appl Psychol 2002; 8(1):58-62.
14. Chikazawa K. Suicide among Modern Japanese: The Suicidal Event of Three Teenagers. J Fukuoka Univ (Human) 1979;11(01):65-78.
15. Ohara K. Adolescent Mental Health. Pub Health 1983; 47(9):564-568.
16. Inamura H. Child Suicide. University of Tokyo Press. 1978.
17. Takahashi Y. Suicide Prevention Manual for Youth. Kongo Publishing. 1999.
18. Watanabe M. An international comparison of adolescent suicide. Educ Sociol 1979; 34:126-137.
19. Da D. Fifty years of suicide research in China. Med Society 2001; 14(4):15-17.
20. Zhang J. Suicidology in China: rate changes and theoretical explorations. Sichuan Ment Health 2022; 35(5):393-401. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11886/scjsws20220930001
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22. Li YJ. Prevalence of suicidal behaviors among primary and middle school students in Henan Province and its relationship with academic burden. Chin J Sch Health 2020; 41(4):539-542. DOI: https://doi.org/10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2020.04.016
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24. Liang SG, Yan J, Zhu CZ, Situ MJ, Du N, Fu XY, Huang Y. Personality traits of secondary school students with experience of non-suicidal self-injury and attempted suicide. J Sichuan Univ (Med Ed) 2014; 45(6):970-973. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13464/j.scuxbyxb.2014.06.019
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26. Okamoto Y. The implementation of the Basic Act for Suicide Prevention and social efforts to prevent. Soc Relat Stud 2007; 13(1):1-41.
27. Takeshima T. Suicide Prevention in Japan. Acad Trend 2008; 13(3):15-19.
28. Cabinet Office of Japan. White Paper on Suicide Prevention. Saiki Printing. 2007.
29. Maeda M. Lecture Notes on Criminal Law. University of Tokyo Press. 2011.
30. Zhang YJ. Legalization of Suicide Intervention Mechanisms in China (master’s thesis). Lanzhou University. 2019. Available at: https://kns.cnki.net/KCMS/detail/detail.aspx?dbname=CMFD201902&filename=1019874990.nh
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32. Zeng Z, Liu J. the Healthy China 2030 Outline Plan issued by the Central Committee of CPC and the State Council. Gazette State Council People’s Republic of China 2016; 32:5-20.
33. State Council of China. The Guiding Opinions on Strengthening Mental Health Service jointly released by 22 ministries. China Soc Work 2017; 2017(4):4. Available at: http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2017-01/24/content_5162861.htm#1
34. Shoji S. An evaluation of suicide prevention projects proposed by Japan’s Central Government Agencies: Focusing on examining administrative materials from 1998 to 2007. Compreh Polic 2011; 13(1):85-86.
35. Moriyama K. The roles of public, private, and academic institutions in suicide prevention. Academia (Soc Sci Ed) 2016; 2016(11):59-87.
36. MEXT. Teachers’ Handbook on Child Suicide Prevention. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan. 2009.
37. MEXT. Campus Bullying Prevention Promotion Act. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan. 2013.
38. Sakanaka J. The development of teaching materials for student suicide prevention programs. Res Grant Paper Collect 2008; 44:82-91.
39. Maruyama K. Current Situation of Child Suicide and Efforts to Prevent Student Suicide by MEXT. Sch Health Res 2016; 57(6):286-288.
40. MEXT. Suggestions on the Guidance for Students. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan. 2010. Available at: https://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/houdou/22/04/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2010/06/04/1292248_01_1.pdf
41. Tomono K. Policy trends in home education under the revised Basic Law of Education: The home education support provision, home education support bill, and parental education. Academia 2018; 929:1-26.
42. Murai K, Kinoshita H, Ota M, Kato H. Research on school refusal (3): The relationship between parents/students’ awareness of school refusal and response to stress. In Proceedings of the the 63rd General Assembly of the Japanese Association of Educational Psychology. p.367. 2021.
43. Suzue T. Current state of suicide in Japan and trends in child suicide prevention measures. Sch Health Res 2016; 57(6):280-285.
44. James RK, Gilliland BE. Theories and Strategies in Counseling and Psychotherapy. Allyn & Bacon. 2003
45. Komorita T. The Politics of Suicide Prevention by Karin Moriyama (Koyo Bookstore, 2018). Society Ethic 2019; 2019(34):125-130.
46. Horii S. The history of the “phone of life” program and its operation in Covid-19 Pandemic. Suic Prevent Interv 2021; 41(1):8-17.
47. Bai YP. Causal analysis of suicide among primary and secondary school students and educational suggestions. Jiangsu Educ 2020; 32:41-43+47.
48. Tian XD. College Student Suicide Prevention and Psychological Crisis Intervention (master’s thesis). Harbin Engineering University. 2006. Available at: https://kns.cnki.net/KCMS/detail/detail.aspx?dbname=CMFD0506&filename=2006132764.nh
49. Hui SY, Yao D, Yang J. Suicide Thoughts. Publishing House of Electronics Industry. 2021.
50. Yuan H. Legislation of the Suicide Intervention System in China (master’s thesis). Yunnan University. 2015. Available at: https://kns.cnki.net/KCMS/detail/detail.aspx?dbname=CMFD201502&filename=1015612697.nh
How to Cite
Zhao, T. (2023). A Comparative Analysis of Mechanisms for Preventing Adolescent Suicide in China and Japan. Science Insights, 42(5), 915–921. https://doi.org/10.15354/si.23.re305
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