Silent Pain and Public Policy: Suicide and Social Welfare in the Middle East and North Africa

· Edward Elgar Publishing
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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This groundbreaking book sheds light on the alarming yet often overlooked issue of suicide in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It critically examines the role, limitations, and suicide prevention strategies of existing social welfare systems and uncovers the complex interplay of factors driving suicidal behavior, including socioeconomic factors, political instability and conflict, family and social dynamics, religious beliefs and practices, gender disparities, and youth vulnerability.

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Edited by Anis Ben Brik, College of Public Policy, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar

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