Knowing a young person who is on the verge of suicide is an extremely distressing experience for anyone, and an experience frontline youth workers are increasingly having to face.
The need to address the problem has prompted action throughout the UK.
Last week, the Department of Health launched three suicide-prevention pilots in England to work specifically with young men (YPN, 15-21 September, p3).
Training available
In Scotland, suicide-intervention training is being rolled out to staff from all of the country's 32 local authorities (YPN, 15-21 September, p6). And in Northern Ireland, children's commissioner Nigel Williams is to co-host a symposium on suicide early next year.
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