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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Adam Robertson

New study reveals a quarter of children referred to mental health services have suicidal thoughts

A quarter of children in Scotland who have been referred to mental health services have been thinking about or attempted suicide, new research has shown

A QUARTER of children referred to mental health services in Scotland have been thinking about or attempted suicide, new research has shown. 

Scotland has the highest rate of suicides among children in the UK although the number referred to mental health services for suicidality, and the care they receive, is largely unknown. 

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