Suicide is the second highest cause of death in 15-to-29-year-olds around the world, according to UK charity Young Minds, an organisation set up to help children and young people with
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People considering taking their own life should seek help and those concerned for another should act, three Scottish organisations have urged, as they launched a new guide to help those
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Thousands of young people have attempted suicide while enduring long waits for mental health treatment, a charity has warned. New research from YoungMinds on almost 14,000 young people found a
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Three bereaved fathers who raised nearly £1 million for a suicide prevention charity after their sponsored walk went viral have announced plans for a UK-wide challenge. Mike Palmer, Andy Airey
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Cambridge University will hold a review after five students died in recent months. Four of the deaths were suspected suicides and one had been confirmed as a suicide. The students
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Health Secretary Sajid Javid has spoken of his “deeply personal” mission to prevent suicides, four years after his brother’s death. Mr Javid’s brother, Tariq, took his own life in a
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An investigation has been launched into a mother’s claims that her 14-year-old autistic daughter was strip-searched by Metropolitan Police officers. The force confirmed the woman had made a complaint after
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The University of Bristol discriminated against a physics student who took her own life before an oral exam after suffering from crippling anxiety, a senior judge has found. “Hard-working and
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More than 25,000 staff across Britain’s railways have been trained to help prevent suicide. Samaritans said a fifth of rail workers are now equipped with the skills to save lives
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Gambling and online safety will be considered as potential risk factors in a new suicide prevention plan. The last plan to prevent suicides in England was written a decade ago
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