Motion · S5M-17988 · 26 Jun 2019
Shocking Increase in Suicide Rates Among Young People
The motion
That the Parliament notes with serious concern the most recent ISD statistics, which it considers show a dramatic rise in the number of suicides in Scotland in 2018; understands that there were 784 probable suicides in Scotland in 2018, which is an increase of 15% from 2017; recognises, with grave alarm, the increase of 50% in the number of suicides among the 15 to 24 age group, from 64 in 2017 to 96 in 2018; considers these figures startling, and hopes that the Scottish Government and the UK Government respond with urgency to these most recent figures.
Supporters (7)
- Monica Lennon Scottish Labour 26 Jun 2019
- Liam McArthur Scottish Liberal Democrats 26 Jun 2019
- Mark McDonald 26 Jun 2019
- Neil Findlay 27 Jun 2019
- Alison Johnstone 27 Jun 2019
- Pauline McNeill Scottish Labour 27 Jun 2019
- Neil Bibby Scottish Labour 1 Jul 2019
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.