@article{ref1,
title="Government pledges to reduce suicides in England over the next two years",
journal="BMJ",
year="2023",
author="Mahase, Elisabeth",
volume="382",
number="",
pages="p2083-p2083",
abstract="The government has pledged to reduce the number of suicides in England in two and a half years as part of its new national suicide prevention strategy.1  The five year strategy, which also aims to improve support for people who have self-harmed and those bereaved by suicide, comes after provisional data indicated there were 5275 registered deaths by suicide in 2022--a rate of 10.6 per 100 000 people. The government said while the current rate &quot;is not significantly higher than in 2012, it is not falling.&quot;  &quot;Suicide is everyone's business and everyone has a role to play in suicide prevention,&quot; said Maria Caulfield, minister for mental health and women's health. &quot;We must support each other to ensure that no one feels like their only option is to take their own life.&quot;  Key actions outlined in …<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0959-535X",
doi="10.1136/bmj.p2083",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.p2083"
}