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<p>The issue of mental health and expenditure on mental health in Northern Ireland
is devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p>The Office of National Statistics
does however, release regular statistics on the rate of deaths by suicide across the
United Kingdom. The statistics can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/previousReleases"
target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/previousReleases</a></p><p>Officials
from the Department of Health engage with their counterparts in the Devolved Administrations
on these statistics, and they discuss whether there are areas for learning on tackling
mental health problems.</p><p> </p>
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