Singer Will Young has questioned why his twin brother was not assessed by a consultant psychiatrist when he was admitted to hospital after trying to take his own life, just
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As the clocks go back on Sunday, thousands of people across the UK will take to the streets to raise suicide awareness. The Lost Hours Walk, organised by mental health
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People who self-harm without wanting to take their own life are being excluded from mental health services in a form of “medical ping-pong”, a report has found. A quarter of
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The suicide rate for men in England and Wales in 2019 was the highest for two decades, official figures show. New data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), published
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More than 40 experts from across the world have called on governments to give “urgent consideration” on how to prevent suicide amid the coronavirus pandemic. There is a growing concern
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The support given to a suicidal teenager who died in prison was “inadequate” and he should have been in hospital instead, an inquest found. Jamie Osborne took his own life
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Dozens of children with suicidal thoughts are being supported by Childline each day, amid a rise in demand for counselling. An average of 67 children are receiving help each day
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A decision to destroy Government reviews into cases where benefit claimants killed themselves has been branded “secretive and unsatisfactory” by a senior MP. Stephen Timms, chairman of the Commons work
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An MP fought back tears as she read out the names of people who have died after experiencing difficulties with the benefits system. Labour’s Debbie Abrahams (pictured) spent almost three
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Lives are being put at risk because of a so-called treatment lottery in healthcare for people who have self-harmed or been suicidal, experts have warned. All such patients should be
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