Increase in people texting suicide prevention helpline

There has been an increase of 49% in the number of people texting a helpline run by the suicide charity Console.

Increase in people texting suicide prevention helpline

There has been an increase of 49% in the number of people texting a helpline run by the suicide charity Console.

Two-thirds of the texts are coming from young men - who are four times more likely than women to take their own lives.

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