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Kuwait is witnessing a rise in suicides, with young people, foreign workers and those from the Bidoon community the groups most likely to end their lives. Between January and November 2021, 120 suicides were recorded: an average of 12 cases per month. This is a highly concerning statistic, say mental health specialists who spoke to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, The New Arab’s Arabic-language sister publication. Some put the rising suicides among Kuwaiti youth down to the crises in mental health afflicting this age group, most of whom don’t receive any kind of psychological treatment. One Kuwaiti teenage…