Reducing adverse childhood experiences, preventing alcohol and substance misuse, and improving education and training opportunities are some key ways to help prevent suicide in Welsh children and young people, according to a new report.
The review, published by Public Health Wales and Swansea University in December, examines the deaths of all children and young people in Wales who died by suicide between 2013 and 2017.
There is evidence from across all countries in the UK of an increase in deaths by suicide in young people since 2010. Combining a number of sources, the review sought to identify the factors that were related to suicide in 10 to 18-year-olds in Wales.