To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce suicide levels amongst men.
Answered on
8 January 2025
We have committed to tackling suicide, as one the biggest killers in this country. As part of this, the 8,500 new mental health staff we will recruit will be specially trained to support people at risk, to reduce the lives lost to suicide.
The Suicide Prevention Strategy for England, published in September 2023, identifies a number of groups for tailored or targeted action at a national level, including middle-aged men, and we are exploring opportunities to go further.
79 organisations have been allocated funding between 2023 and 2025, through the £10 million Suicide Prevention Grant Fund, and are delivering a broad and diverse range of activity that will prevent suicides and save lives. Organisations benefitting include the Lancaster Men’s Hub, Mankind UK, and UK Men’s Sheds Association.