Action plan aims to cut suicide rates across Scotland by 20%
Scotland is to set up a special suicide prevention group as part of efforts to reduce the number of people who take their own life by 20%. The National Suicide
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North Lanarkshire football clubs team up to join suicide prevention campaign
Four football clubs in North Lanarkshire are to display a suicide prevention logo on strips this season to raise awareness of an issue that claims the life of one person
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Minister urges university leaders ensure student mental health is top priority
Universities should take the place of parents and ensure they offer good mental health support to students to stop them becoming overwhelmed and “falling between the cracks”, a minister has
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Concerns as new data shows rising levels of suicide among university students
Concerns have been raised about suicide among university students as new figures show rates are higher than they were a decade ago. Data released for the first time by the
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Campaign aims to address mental health trauma among Grenfell community
A suicide awareness drive is being launched in the Grenfell Tower neighbourhood amid mounting concern about the disaster’s psychological fallout. Kensington and Chelsea Council is spearheading the Ok Not To
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New study suggests suicide risk greater for patients with specific cancers
Some cancer patients are at significantly increased risk of suicide following their diagnosis, a new study suggests. While the risk of suicide was elevated among all people diagnosed with cancer,
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Engage: People with depression use language differently – here’s how to spot it
From the way you move and sleep, to how you interact with people around you, depression changes just about everything. It is even noticeable in the way you speak and
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William opens UK’s first non-hospital or clinic-based therapy centre for vulnerable men
The Duke of Cambridge has met the mother of a young man who took his own life as he opened the UK’s first centre outside of a clinic or hospital
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SNP demands suicide awareness training for MPs after alleged Tory jibe
The SNP have called for all MPs to have suicide awareness training after an alleged Tory jibe. The call came following Wednesday’s Brexit bill debate in which it was alleged
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New PhD scholarship to understand male suicide risk launched in Glasgow
The Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) and the Suicidal Behaviour Research Lab (University of Glasgow) have today announced a PhD scholarship which will deliver ground-breaking research focusing specifically on
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