Young Men and Suicide

Three times as many men are killing themselves as women and the suicide rate among young men has doubled in just 25 years.

The disturbing findings of this briefing paper received widespread media coverage following its launch at the House of Commons by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Mental Health. The report draws attention to the lack of strategy in this area - only a handful of health authorities even have a suicide strategy - and shows how few intervention strategies have succeeded in reducing the numbers of deaths. The report concludes with a series of recommendations.

Written by: Trefor Lloyd

Published: April 2000

Extent: 20 pages

Online copy: not currently available online.

Hard copy: e-mail order a copy, price £7.50 from the Forum Co-ordinator.

Where to find out more

There are reports on the paper's findings at:

BBC News http://news6.thdo.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid%5F716000/716863.stm