During the same period, there has also been a deterioration in the mental health of the population which has been attributed -directly or indirectly- to the economic crisis and high unemployment . The incidence of major depression increased by nearly five percentage points (from 3.3% to 8.2%), especially among young people . Other studies have recorded a 35% increase in the number of suicides (from 3.37 to 4.56 per 100,000 of the population between 2010 and 2012) , as well as in the number of people who had attempted suicide, with those who were experiencing financial difficulties to be in a particularly vulnerable group . The number of reported violent incidents also increased while the rate of homicide and theft cases almost doubled between 2007 and 2009 [12–13].