Calls have been made to enhance support of young people’s mental health after a report revealed suicide is the leading cause of death among children and young adults.
‘Suicide among young people in Scotland’ was published earlier this month and it makes for grim reading.
The report, prepared using data on probable suicides registered with the National Records of Scotland, says that a quarter (25.7 per cent) of all deaths among five to 24 year olds were probable suicides. This compares with 1.2 per cent of all deaths among those aged 25 and over.
