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North Lanarkshire Council launch suicide prevention campaign

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Encouraging people to talk openly about suicide is at the heart of a new prevention campaign.The Let’s Talk initiative, being launched by North Lanarkshire Council, is focused on raising awareness about suicide prevention as the latest figures show a worrying increase in people taking their own lives.Last year, 49 people in North Lanarkshire took their own lives with the rate amongst 15-24 year old men in Scotland at its highest since 2007; and the rate among 25-34 year olds at its highest rate since 2013.

There has also been a worrying increase in female suicide rates.Paul Kelly, depute leader of North Lanarkshire Council, said: “The emotional impact.

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