- “There were 6,708 suicides in the UK and RoI in 2013.” (Samaritans, 2015)
- “The male suicide rate is the highest since 2001” (Samaritans, 2015)
- Overall in 2013 in the UK there were 6,233 suicides. Of those, 4,858 were male. In England alone there were 3,684 male and 1,038 female.
- “Hanging, strangulation and suffocation ‘ was the most common method of suicide in 2013.” (The Guardian, 2015)
- “I don’t really want to die but I don’t know how to live.” (Maytree, 2015)
- “Nearly 6% of adults (aged 16 and over) report having made a suicidal attempt at some point in their life.” (Mental Health Foundation, 2015)
- “Between 2003 and 2013, 18,220 people with mental health problems took their own life in the UK.” (Mental Health Foundation, 2015)
Works Cited:
Samaritans (2015) Suicide Statistics Report 2015. Available from: http://www.samaritans.org/sites/default/files/kcfinder/branches/branch-96/files/Suicide_statistics_report_2015.pdf [Accessed on 1 March 2016]
The Guardian (2015) Number of suicides in UK increases, with male rate highest since 2001. Available from: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/feb/19/number-of-suicides-uk-increases-2013-male-rate-highest-2001 [Accessed on 1 March 2016]
Mental Health Foundation (2015) Mental Health Statistics: suicide. Available from: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/statistics/mental-health-statistics-suicide [Accessed on 1 March 2016]
Maytree (2015) Available from: http://www.maytree.org.uk/ [Accessed on 1 March 2016]