Klimaka

From 2007-11 - just before and during Greece's crushing economic crisis, suicides soared 43 percent in a country which had one of the lowest rates in Europe prior to that, the statistical agency ELSTAT reported. There have been some public...

The homeless in Greece are a diverse population, but the growing number of the "new poor" has prompted local government and social organizations to provide for their basic needs. "It is summer and people are talking about vacations only, but...

In the last years, the number of Greeks that commit suicide has risen dramatically. The suicide rate in Greece increased by 26.7 percent in 2011 compared to 2010. The number of suicides reported in 2011 is the highest in...

The growing ranks of Greece's homeless, many saying they were put on the streets by a crushing economic crisis that has cut pay, raised taxes and slashed pensions, march through the capital Athens on April 13 in a protest...

Greece’s growing legions of the homeless, many pushed into poverty and onto the streets by punishing austerity measures, are seeing more educated professionals who have lost their jobs, income and hope, a survey by the Athens-based NGO Klimaka has...

Four years of recession and more than 18 months of pay cuts, tax hikes, slashed pensions and coming layoffs by the thousands are taking their toll in a deadly way as the rate of increase in suicides[..]

Greece records the biggest rise in suicide attempts throughout Europe, said Mrs. Bekiari, member of NGO “Klimaka” during her interview to SKAI Radio. As pointed out by Mrs. Bekiari, 25% of the attempted suicides during the last year were ascribed...