At least 30 cases of deaths related to suicide, domestic violence and fights among community members were recorded in Nwoya last year according to the cultural chief of Koch clan, Rwot Francis Oryang- Lagony.
Rwot Lagony was speaking at Ker Kwaro Acholi, the Acholi cultural institution on Tuesday last week.
Lagony explained that the victims either hanged themselves, died during domestic violence or committed suicide by drinking chemicals.
Suicide has emerged as the leading cause of deaths among men and women between 26-45 years, according to health and police officials in the Acholi sub region.
The Rwot says the trend is worrying despite the fact conflict between the government of Uganda and the rebel Lords Resistance Army (LRA) ended 10 years ago.
The Koch clan chief has tasked researchers to get a deeper understanding of the mindset of those who were affected by the two-decade long conflict in northern Uganda.
The Nwoya District Secretary for Community Development, Fredrick Savimbi Okecha attributes the rising cases of suicide and domestic violence to trauma that those who lived in the internally displaced persons camps suffered.
Psychiatrists attribute the problem to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of the war northern Uganda witnessed.
In Gulu, Agago, Omoro, Nwoya and Amuru districts alone, official reports from the police and local council official indicate that more than 150 people have committed suicide over the past five years committed suicide.
