Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 10773
Civil Society: Suicide
Tabled: 23 October 2024
Answered: 31 October 2024
Question
Stuart Anderson
Conservative — South Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide further funding to (a) voluntary community and (b) social enterprise organisations responding to local suicide rates.
Answer
Stephen KinnockThe Government has committed to tackling suicide. We will recruit an additional 8,500 new mental health workers, and these new staff will be specially trained to support people at risk of suicide.The Department continues to provide funding to a wide range...
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