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Suicide in Young Men

Volume 455: debated on Thursday 11 January 2007

6. To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps his Department is taking to reduce the prevalence of suicide in young men in Northern Ireland. (113217)

The Government launched a comprehensive suicide prevention strategy in October last year. We have allocated £1.9 million this year and £3 million next year to support a range of local and regional initiatives aimed at tackling the high rate of suicide in Northern Ireland.