A Perth-based crisis support service says bullying and social media on top of the negative impact of the Covid pandemic is pushing more young people to the brink.
This comes as Perth and Kinross Council confirmed children as young as 10 have taken part in suicide prevention awareness drives right across the county.
We told you last week that more young people have been taken into residential care as a last resort to keep them safe because of ‘risk-taking behaviour’ blamed on the Covid-19 pandemic.