Deaths by suspected suicide on Teesside are declining year-on-year, according to figures. A mid-year overview from June showed that in the last 18 months the rate per 100,000 population in the area had decreased from 6.5 to 5.6 suspected deaths.

Middlesbrough , Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton all recorded decreases with only Hartlepool as an outlier. In Hartlepool the death by suspected suicide rate per 100,000 population rose from 4.7 to 5.9.

A presentation for members of the Tees Valley Joint Health Scrutiny Committee said prior to this all four local authorities had seen a reduction in such deaths since 2020. However there was concern about a “marked increase” in suspected suicides among children and young people (those aged under 18), which was highlighted in a five year s

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