Durkan: Link between poverty and suicide crisis can’t be ignored

Durkan: Link between poverty and suicide crisis can’t be ignored

SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan has urged the Executive to recognise the clear link between poverty and rising suicide rates. He called for the immediate implementation of an effective anti-poverty strategy to address the crisis in deprived communities. Following the launch of Samaritans report ‘Lost Futures: Poverty, Inequality, and Suicidality in Northern Ireland’ looking at the impact of economic and social inequalities, Mr Durkan said: “It will…