Suicides, assaults and self-harm in prisons have all reached new record levels, new figures reveal. There were 354 deaths behind bars in England and Wales last year, including 119 which
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Prisons will be helped to access mental health services seven days a week, the Government has suggested amid concerns over high suicide rates among inmates. Justice Secretary Liz Truss said
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Figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that more women took their own lives in 2015 than at any time in the previous decade, and that
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A prisoner takes their own life every three days as the number of suicides in jails reaches “epidemic proportions”, campaigners have warned. The Howard League for Penal Reform said it
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The Public Health Agency (PHA) in Northern Ireland has published a report on the extent of self-harm over the past three years. The Northern Ireland Registry of Self-Harm Three-Year Report
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Asking, listening and getting help for someone can prevent suicide. That was the message from Health Ministers, Michelle O’Neill MLA and Simon Harris TD as they jointly launched a new
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Health Minister Michelle O’Neill has said we must continue to work together across government and other sectors to reduce the suicide rate in Northern Ireland. The Minister was speaking after
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People with mental health problems who are cared for by community crisis teams are far more likely to kill themselves than those treated in hospital, research shows. Some 200 suicides
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A recent study from academics at City, University of London has shown that the 2008 recession in Europe was associated with adverse health outcomes, as the crisis was linked to
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Northern Ireland Health Minister, Michelle O’Neill, has launched a consultation on Protect Life 2 – a strategy for suicide prevention in the north of Ireland. The consultation was launched to
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