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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Review dismisses claims youth suicides rose after NHS curbed puberty blockers

A young man by a blue-lit bed looking out the window
The Good Law Project had claimed there had been a large rise in suicide among young patients of the now-discontinued Tavistock GIDS clinic. Photograph: Design Pics Inc/REX

A government-ordered review has dismissed claims that suicide rates in young people with gender dysphoria have risen sharply since the NHS restricted access to puberty-blocking drugs.

A report by the government’s adviser on suicide prevention also found that the claims – made by the campaign group the Good Law Project – were not supported by data and could prompt children under the age of 18 to take their own life.

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