newsRELEASE 07-09-06

MSPs get together to help tackle Scotland's hidden killer - suicide

MSPs of all parties are today getting together to discuss the issue of suicide as part of this year's International Suicide Prevention Awareness Week (ISPAW).  

More than two people every day die from suicide in Scotland.  It is the biggest killer of young men in Scotland, yet arguably it remains one of society's last remaining taboos.  The Scottish Executive's Choose Life campaign is seeking to change that, with help earlier this week from football pundits Charlie Nicholas and Scott Booth, and today from Scotland's politicians.

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newsRELEASE 04-09-06

FOOTBALL PUNDITS URGE SCOTLAND TO 'GET TALKING' AND SAVE LIVES

Charlie Nicholas and Scott Booth join Deputy Health Minister Lewis Macdonald to help tackle Scotland's hidden killer- suicide

Pundits from the world of football joined Deputy Health Minister Lewis Macdonald in Glasgow today (Monday 4th September) in a bid to get people talking about Scotland's hidden killer - suicide, at the start of this year's International Suicide Prevention Awareness Week (ISPAW).

To read the full press release, click here