Question follow-through · 99219

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of possible generational links to suicide; and what support is available to children of people who have taken their own lives.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
11 Dec 2025
Target answer date
15 Dec 2025
Answer
19 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 11 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of possible generational links to suicide; and what support is available to children of people who have taken their own lives.

  2. 15 Dec 2025

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  3. 19 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Government has not made an assessment of possible generational links to suicide. The Suicide Prevention Strategy for England, published in 2023, identifies eight priority groups, including children and young people, for targeted and tailored support a...

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