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  "id": 13900713,
  "title": "Gov't finalizes 6th Suicide Prevention Basic Plan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/govt-finalizes-6th-suicide-prevention-basic-plan-13900713",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-12T07:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20261012/govt-finalizes-6th-suicide-prevention-basic-plan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Korean government has officially approved a new package of suicide prevention measures, aiming to address a concerning trend in the nation's high suicide rates. This is the sixth Suicide Prevention Basic Plan, established every five years since 2004, with the goal of curbing the country's spiraling suicide statistics. The measures are intended to reduce the emotional factors that drive individuals to take their own lives and to provide psychological support and counseling to those at risk.\n\nThe sixth plan was finalized during a meeting of the suicide prevention policy committee, chaired by Prime Minister Han Seong-sook. The measures were instituted earlier than planned due to a sharp rise in suicide rates in 2024, which saw the country's rate jump to 29.1 deaths per 100,000 people, surpassing those of other developed nations. Despite a slight decrease in 2025, with a rate of 27.8 deaths per 100,000, the country remains plagued by a high suicide toll, with 7,432 deaths reported between January and July of this year, a 12.3 percent decrease compared to the same period in 2024.",
  "summary": "The government on Monday finalized a package of measures aimed at preventing suicide in a nation that has outstripped other developed countries in terms of suicide rates for more than two decades. The sixth Suicide Prevention Basic Plan was finalized during a meeting of the suicide prevention policy committee presided over by Prime Minister Han Seong-sook. The measures include reducing motivation…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Gov't finalizes 6th Suicide Prevention Basic Plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/govt-finalizes-6th-suicide-prevention-basic-plan",
        "published": "2026-10-12T07:00:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Gov't finalizes 6th Suicide Prevention Basic Plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/govt-finalizes-6th-suicide-prevention-basic-plan-13897116",
        "published": "2026-10-12T07:22:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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