Azerbaijan concerned over mental health of its citizensFebruary 23, 2011 - 18:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan has developed a national strategy on mental health of the population. The document is waiting for its approval, Azerbaijani Chief Psychiatrist and Medical University Psychiatry Department Chief Geray Geraybeyli told Trend. Among other matters, the strategy also stipulates collection of information about suicides and other mental illnesses, as well as maintenance of their statistics. This fact does not surprise – the reports about suicides and killings have flooded the Azerbaijani media. Suicides are basically committed by youth representatives in Azerbaijan. According to unofficial data (while Azerbaijan lacks official statistics on suicides), 29 Azerbaijani children committed suicides in 2009, while 47 juveniles (the youngest suicide was only 9) committed suicides during the first six months of 2010. Moreover, the disequilibrium of Azerbaijanis directly affects the situation in the country’s army. Several days ago, a soldier of the Azerbaijani army shot down 7 servicemen. This is not a singular case. Over 300 servicemen were killed in incidents in the Azerbaijani army over six years. And Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev incites this very nation and army to a war in Karabakh… Possibly, he counts right on his nation’s disequilibrium. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |