The prevalence of suicidal thoughts and mood disorders are 'significantly higher' in the Region of Waterloo than in Ontario as a whole, a new report has found, but one expert says more research is needed to understand why.
The prevalence of suicidal thoughts and mood disorders are "significantly higher" in the Region of Waterloo than in Ontario as a whole, a new report has found, but one expert says more research is needed to understand why.
The prevalence of mood disorder diagnosis was 12.2 per cent in the region from 2015-16, while in Ontario the rate was 8.7 per cent. The prevalence of suicidal thoughts was 15.3 per cent in the region, but 10.7 in the province. "The data doesn't speak to the 'why,"' said Elisa Brewer-Singh, the executive director of the Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council, adding that addressing those questions is the goal of the next phase of research.
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