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Suicide and young men |
2 Dec 2005 |
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Rise in Northern Ireland since the end of the troubles
In the past six months, 60 men have died by suicide in Belfast. In the Ardoyne area of the city, 13 young men took their lives in the first two months of this year.
Meanwhile, in Scotland the suicide rate for young men aged between 15-24 is double that of England. Last week a report from the government's Social Exclusion Unit, outlining the challenges facing young people, said that suicide is the cause of a quarter of the deaths among young men.
Martha is joined by Steve Platt of Edinburgh University, Jane Powell, National Development Coordinator, Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), and by Keir, who has personal experience of the issue.
Breathing Space
PAPYRUS
Mind
The Compassionate Friends (UK)
The Child Bereavement Trust
Cruse
CALM
Samaritans
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