NI: British govt tries to stem rise in suicides

The British government is acting to try to reduce a terrible rise in the number of people committing suicide in Northern Ireland.

NI: British govt tries to stem rise in suicides

The British government is acting to try to reduce a terrible rise in the number of people committing suicide in Northern Ireland.

Last year 213 people – many in their teens and 20s – took their lives, a rise of more than 60 on the previous year.

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