Teaching suicide prevention in schools, better support for middle-aged men and a national alert system to highlight new methods of suicide could all help to bring down suicide rates in
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Record numbers of first-time callers worried about money and jobs contacted Samaritans for help last month. The charity said it had an average of 400 calls a day in February
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The death rate by suicide is much higher among disabled people than those who do not have disabilities, the latest data suggests. The highest rates of suicide were in disabled
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More than 1,300 children in Scotland experiencing suicidal thoughts or feelings called Childline for help in a year, figures show. The NSPCC data reveals Childline counsellors delivered 1,345 of these
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An Edinburgh nurse whose daughter killed herself after viewing harmful online content has backed calls for tougher social media regulation. Ruth Moss (pictured) is campaigning with the NSPCC for new
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Online gambling is causing a surge in suicidal young men turning to A&E, according to health bosses at the NHS. A 42% annual rise in demand for NHS gambling clinics
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The proportion of young people experiencing mental health issues has almost doubled in just over a decade, a “shocking” new report has suggested. More than four in 10 young people
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A coroner has criticised a university over failing to respond to a student’s “cry for help”, weeks before he took his own life after failing some of his exams and
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Coroners should be able to share data about the factors that contribute to suicide in order to prevent it in future, peers have heard. The Bishop of St Albans appealed
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Tyson Fury is set to release his debut single to raise money for men’s mental health charity Talk Club. The two-time world heavyweight boxing champion (pictured) has covered Neil Diamond’s
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