Parents urged to start talking about suicide and mental health with young people

A survey found parents feared putting ideas in their c (Image: Getty) Only a fifth of parents and carers of 16-23 year-olds have discussed the topic of suicide with them in the past year, despite it being the leading cause of death among young people. This compared with 37 percent who had discussed sex and relationships, a YouGov survey of more than 4,200 adults found. Some 19 percent of parents and carers admitted they worried that broaching the sensitive subject may put ideas in their child’s head.

But a national campaign launching this week aims to encourage people to discuss mental health and youth suicide with loved ones. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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