Grieving parents delivered a "powerful" message on teaching mental health lessons in schools as they met with the Scottish Government in Edinburgh.

Mike Palmer, Andy Airey and Tim Owen - who each lost a daughter to suicide - spoke to education secretary Jenny Gilruth on Thursday, November 6 in the capital.

The three fathers successfully fought for suicide prevention training to be delivered in English schools and are now calling for classrooms north of the border to follow suit, reports the Daily Record .

They are taking action in support of the Record's Save Young Lives campaign, which was launched in response to an epidemic of youth suicide.

Following the meeting, which took place at Holyrood, Ms Gilruth said: "I am very grateful to the dads for the powerful meeting, which was a re

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