Findings also show three times as many suicides among crisis resolution or home treatment patients, the alternative to in-patient admission
Suicides among middle-aged men with mental health issues have soared by 73% since 2006, which may be attributed to a combination of alcohol, job loss and debt, according to an authoritative new report.
The statistics have been compiled by the University of Manchester’s National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness. The overall rise in suicides in men who had come into contact with the mental health services was 29%, which was of concern, but the rise among those aged 45 to 54 was much bigger.
No one who is in touch with services, asking for help, should reach the point of taking their own life
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