Research reveals profound impact of death by suicide among friends and relatives
People bereaved by the sudden death of a friend or family member are 65% more likely to attempt suicide if the deceased died by suicide than if they died by
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Tag: Suicide Prevention
Children and young people prescribed serotonin ‘may be at higher risk of suicide’
Children who are prescribed a common antidepressant could be at a higher risk of suicide and aggressive behaviour, it has been claimed. Researchers said that children and adolescents have a
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Lamb calls for probe into rise of unexpected mental health deaths
Unexpected deaths among mental health patients under NHS care have soared by more than a fifth over the last three years, according to new figures. The data, obtained by the
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Scots MPs urged to back mental health early intervention strategy
Politicians are being urged to support a new mental health strategy prioritising early intervention ahead of the Holyrood elections. Charity SAMH wants party leaders to sign up to a 10-year
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Study: New research examines suicide in new and expectant mothers
A new King’s College London study examines suicide deaths within and outside the period surrounding childbirth, specifically in women who had been in recent contact with mental health services. Suicide
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Death by suicide study gives insight into factors affecting those at risk
New research at Ulster University has uncovered a pressing need for suicide prevention work to specifically target people in Northern Ireland who have difficult life experiences. In the first study
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Webwatch: New ‘friendship’ App aims to help those in crisis
A new ‘friendship’ app designed to help people in a crisis is being developed by researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University. The software, called Rescue Station, is aimed at helping those
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Call to tackle UK’s ‘shocking’ rate of male suicide as study reveals scale of problem
About two in five British men have contemplated taking their own lives, according to new research by a male suicide prevention charity. The Campaign Against Living Miserably (Calm) study found
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NHS 24 apologies after downgrading suicidal woman’s cries for help
NHS 24 has apologised to the daughter of a woman who committed suicide after her final cries for help were downgraded to a three-hour wait by call-centre staff. The woman,
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Concern over jobs at Londonderry and Belfast suicide-prevention service
The head of a suicide-prevention service has said that over 100 jobs are at risk in its call centres across Northern Ireland. Lifeline employs 134 people in two offices in
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