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<p>Data on suicides is published by the Office for National Statistics. In the most
recent data, <em>Suicides in the United Kingdom, 2012 Registrations, </em>there were
5,981 suicides in people aged 15 and over in the United Kingdom in 2012, 64 fewer
than in 2011. Only people aged 15 and over are included in suicide data. The statistics
are available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171778_351100.pdf"
target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171778_351100.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on suicide for young people aged 15 to 24 in the UK are
in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Age-specific
suicide rates by five-year age group, United Kingdom<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>15-19</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>20-24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Deaths</p></td><td><p>Rate</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Deaths</p></td><td><p>Rate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>436</p></td><td><p>11.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>5.3</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>393</p></td><td><p>10.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p>4.5</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>365</p></td><td><p>9.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>183</p></td><td><p>4.6</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>364</p></td><td><p>8.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>399</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>4.5</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>388</p></td><td><p>9.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>428</p></td><td><p>10.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>194</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>427</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>4.2</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>407</p></td><td><p>9.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p><sup>1</sup>The age-specific suicide rate per 100,000 population</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department is responsible for health matters in
England only.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Suicide Prevention Strategy, <em>Preventing
suicide in England: A cross-government outcomes strategy to save lives</em> is backed
by £1.5 million funding, through the Policy Research Programme, which is supporting
six projects to help us better understand key aspects of suicide and self-harm, including
looking at self-harm in young people and the role of the internet and social media.</p><p>
</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) has published
a new suicide prevention action plan for local authorities that provides clear guidance
on ways to reduce numbers of suicides, particularly amongst at-risk young people.
The action plan will help local areas to intervene more effectively and appropriately,
including speeding up the provision of support for bereaved families, friends and
communities. Working with the Samaritans, PHE will continue to raise the profile of
the issues at a national Suicide Prevention Conference early next year.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and
Homicide by People with Mental Illness at the University of Manchester will be setting
up a national investigation into suicides by young people under 25, which will be
covering antecedents such as bullying, use of social media and contact with services.
This investigation will be funded by NHS England and is due to begin in April 2015.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In August 2014, I established the Children and Young People’s
Mental Health and Well-Being Taskforce, which is considering how to improve the way
children and young people’s mental health services are organised, commissioned and
provided.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has funded the MindEd e-learning
portal that seeks to support any adult working with children and young people. This
includes content on dealing with suicide and self-harm.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Achieving
Better Access to Mental Health Services by 2020</em> contains the first waiting time
standards for mental health, including a standard for Early Intervention in Psychosis
services which will be of benefit to young people and a £30 million increased investment
in liaison psychiatry. This will help people including young people presenting in
accident and emergency departments with mental health problems.</p><p> </p>
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