Orkney and Shetland Labour
26 June 2019
Commenting on new figures showing a rise in the number of suicides in Scotland in 2018, Monica Lennon MSP said:
“Scotland’s mental health crisis is claiming the lives of almost 800 people every single year.
“Around 100 young people under the age of 25 died by suicide last year, with the total number of young men ending their lives through these circumstances rising for the fourth consecutive year.
“In August, the SNP government promised to reduce the suicide rate by 20 per cent by 2020. But these figures show things are getting worse, not better.
“Suicide is preventable and we need action from Jeane Freeman to give our mental health services the resources they need to stop this tragic loss of life.”
Commenting on new figures showing a rise in the number of suicides in Scotland in 2018, Monica Lennon MSP said:
“Scotland’s mental health crisis is claiming the lives of almost 800 people every single year.
“Around 100 young people under the age of 25 died by suicide last year, with the total number of young men ending their lives through these circumstances rising for the fourth consecutive year.
“In August, the SNP government promised to reduce the suicide rate by 20 per cent by 2020. But these figures show things are getting worse, not better.
“Suicide is preventable and we need action from Jeane Freeman to give our mental health services the resources they need to stop this tragic loss of life.”