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Suicide

Lords · Question HL4700 · Tabled 4 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 10 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce rates of suicide.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Merron, 10 Feb 2025

We have committed to tackling suicide, as one of the biggest killers in this country. As part of this, the 8,500 new mental health staff we will recruit will be specially trained to support people at risk, to reduce the lives lost to suicide.The Suicide P...