NI suicide rates soar after peace deal

Suicide rates in the North have doubled since the signing of the Good Friday peace agreement in 1998, new research has revealed.

NI suicide rates soar after peace deal

Suicide rates in the North have doubled since the signing of the Good Friday peace agreement in 1998, new research has revealed.

Queen’s University in Belfast found suicide levels have soared since the end of the Troubles, though the deaths are occurring among those who grew up during the worst years of violence.

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