Almost half of young women subjected to relationship abuse have suicidal thoughts - study

Mary Hayes, Project Lead of the #TooIntoYou campaign with ambassadors B and Jody Duggan. Picture: Paul Sharp/Sharpix

Almost half of young women (44%) subjected to intimate relationship abuse have experienced suicidal thoughts, while nearly one fifth (19%) said they had attempted suicide because of the abuse.

The stark figures were revealed today by Women’s Aid as it launched a campaign to highlight the “severe impact” that such abuse can have on young women’s mental wellbeing.