One in six folk have experienced common mental health problems in any week.
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), in 2014, a total
of 6,122 suicides were recorded in the UK for people aged 10 and
older (10.8 deaths per 100,000 population).
This equates to approximately one death every two hours – a 2% decrease from 2013. Of these, 75.6% were male and 24.4% were female.
People with a diagnosed mental
health condition have been shown to be at a higher risk of attempting and completing suicide, with more than 90% of suicides and suicide
attempts having been found to be associated with a psychiatric
disorder.