A report detailing the mental health of adolescents in Sri Lanka and the WHO South-East Asia Region has revealed that seven percent of adolescents aged between 13 and 17 have attempted suicide one or more times.
The report shows that nine percent of adolescents have considered committing suicide. Five percent of adolescents have anxiety, while nine percent experience loneliness. According to the report, 39 percent adolescents have experienced bullying once or more in the past 30 days.
The report said nine percent of adolescents had used some type of tobacco product during the past 30 days and four percent of adolescents had smoked cigarettes at least one day during the past 30 days.
Three percent had used at least one alcohol drink during the past 30 days, the report revealed.