According to interview conducted by Suicide Prevention Support Center LifeLink,31 there were
on average four leading factors for people who committed suicide. Figure 9 indicates that multiple
factors for suicide can be complex and inter-related. For example, a person with physical health
problems might also have suffered from depression after losing their job, or a person who became
unemployed and then found only a non-permanent job might have been unable to cope with the
significant drop in wages and had trouble with multiple debts. Effective suicide prevention requires
multiple approaches to each factor faced by an individual. For instance, people who are
unemployed should receive assistance not only from career services but also other social services,
such as counseling for depression