Pressure has been applied to David Cameron to publish the results of Government investigations into cases of suicides which occurred after benefits were cut or withdrawn. The SNP’s leader in
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A council at the centre of the Baby P scandal has again been blasted in a report into child protection following the suicide of a teenage girl. Haringey Council was
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Young males between the ages of 10 and 24 have committed suicide in growing numbers as a direct result of austerity measures brought in across Europe following the 2009 recession.
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People who have been bereaved by suicide have used their experiences to lead the revision of a support guide to help others affected by someone taking their own life. Help
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Public Health England (PHE) has published a new resource to assist local organisations prevent linked suicides in their areas, often referred to as ‘suicide clusters’. The Identifying and responding to
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Tara Lal’s brother took his own life when she was just 17. Here she blogs about how his death affected her, and how over time her grief made her a
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A new study addresses for the first time the understanding and prevention of suicide in recently-released offenders. While the risk of suicide by offenders in prison has been identified
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The prevention of suicide in middle-aged men should be made a priority, a study has urged, warning that deaths in mental health patients have become “substantially more common”. Factors including
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Following the review of the Protect Life Strategy – the suicide prevention strategy for Northern Ireland, the Public Health Agency (PHA) has agreed to work with media and other stakeholders
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Proposals to legalise assisted suicide in Scotland have been rejected for the second time by Holyrood. After an emotional debate at the Scottish Parliament, MSPs voted by 36 to 82
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