Currently, there are no national statistics on filicide-suicides (suicide after killing child), and suicide attempts after killing children are rarely reported as child abuse or linked to the child abuse protection system. Some media reported that the number of filicide-suicides was 7 in 2018, 8 in 2019, 12 in 2020, and 14 in 2021,286) but there seems to be deviations depending on the calculation or research methods. As the “filicide-suicides” in 2022, it was proposed that a guideline should clearly define such act as child abuse and such events must be investigated. B) Korean Society’s Perception on Filicide-Suicides and Raising Issues The main causes of filicide-suicides are marital discord, economic problems such as living difficulties and debt, and parents' psychiatric problems. It is noteworthy that there are cases where a child was murdered due to pessimism about the child's disability and the caregiver him/herself attempted suicide. It is not unrelated to the problem in which the responsibility for personal safety and survival is entirely entrusted with the families, and the distrust of society beyond the family.287) However, recently, despite these factors, many assert that cases involving underage children should be approached as child abuse crimes.288) Save the Children, an international non-profit organization for children's rights, issued a statement in 2020 for the media to no longer use the term “joint suicides.” The Journalists Association of Korea’s recommended standards on suicide reporting also specify that “an act of killing another person and committing suicide should not be described as a joint suicide, and family suicide should be recognized as a criminal act.” In a ruling in May 2020, the court stated,289) “joint suicide is the language of the 285) BBC News Korea, Parent’s extreme choice ... but the child never made a decision, Jun. 30, 2022. 286) However, this is a collection of cases from each police office nationwide or cases recognized by media reports, and it does not seem to be accurate statistics. According to a 2019 report by Kukmin Ilbo, there were 32 suicides after killing children in 2018. As a result of analyzing media reports from 2000 to Oct. 2019 by the Korea Criminal Policy Institute, a total of 426 cases of suicide or attempted suicide after killing a family member were found. Among them, 247 cases, more than half, included children as victims. 287) Jeong, Seung-hwa, Changes in the Korean Social and Economic Structure in the 1950s and 1960s and Family Suicides, 2011 288) YTN, [Tragedy of a Family] “Filicide” emerged and the expression of ‘joint suicide’ disappeared, Jul. 4, 2022. 289) Ulsan District Court, Decided on May 29, 2020, 2019GoHap365 122