אובדנות בקרב מתבגרים מהגרים בעולם ובישראל

Immigration provides opportunities for improving life circumstances but it also presents major psycho-social challenges that can result in a mental crisis. This paper reviews psycho-social processes that immigrants undergo and the way they are linked to suicide risk. Our main focus is on the developmental stage of adolescence, and the unique challenges adolescents face in the destination country. Furthermore, local issues of immigration and suicidology in the context of Israel are addressed. Two distinct groups of immigrants that have changed the composition of the Israeli society in the last few decades are described: immigrants from the former Soviet Union and from Ethiopia. Lastly, a case study of a woman who emigrated from Georgia to Israel as a child and attempted suicide during adolescence is presented.