Seoul to develop suicide risk indicators for North Korean defectors

South Korea plans to develop new in-depth indicators to better detect suicide risk among North Korean defectors, with a particular focus on women, who account for the majority of the defector population, a Unification Ministry official said Wednesday. The ministry recently completed internal procedures to commission a research project on suicide among defectors and plans to post a public notice in early March, according to the official, who declined to be named. A research firm will be selected

By The Korea Herald