United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 122179
Poverty: Mental Health and Suicide
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12 January 2023
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19 January 2023 · Answer
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19 January 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to assess the potential impact of poverty on (a) the mental health of and (b) suicide rates in people living in poverty.
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12 January 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to assess the potential impact of poverty on (a) the mental health of and (b) suicide rates in people living in poverty.
Source: Commons
19 January 2023
Answer
The link between poverty and mental health is well-established in academic research literature. Data published by OHID shows that people living in the most deprived areas of England have a higher risk of suicide than those living in the least deprived are...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-01-12/122179
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1566337
- uk · wq-1566337 · source updated 19 January 2023