Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says youth suicide is his 'top priority'

Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says youth suicide is his ‘top priority’

Thursday, August 10th, 2017

Warning: This article is about suicide and may be distressing for some readers.

Health minister Jonathan Coleman said. “One suicide is one too many so we’ve got to work on getting that rate down, no question about it.

“We just can’t have young people with their whole lives ahead of them taking their lives. It’s an absolute tragedy.” Continue reading

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