Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 99219
Mental Health Services: Children
Tabled: 11 December 2025
Answered: 19 December 2025
Question
Jim McMahon
Labour (Co-op) — Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of possible generational links to suicide; and what support is available to children of people who have taken their own lives.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe Government has not made an assessment of possible generational links to suicide. The Suicide Prevention Strategy for England, published in 2023, identifies eight priority groups, including children and young people, for targeted and tailored support a...
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