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Suicidal Behaviour amongst Young Men
Anne Cleary for The Katharine Howard Foundation (2005)
This publication follows on from the first report in the series, ‘Young Men on the Margins’ (Cleary, Corbett, Galvin & Wall, 2004). The initial report outlined the extent to which men, particularly men from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, fail more in school, are more involved in crime, drugs or alcohol, are more vulnerable to homelessness and ultimately are at a higher risk of suicide, than the rest of society.
This second report explores the issue of male suicide in more detail. It takes a qualitative approach, and is based on a series of interviews with fifteen men who were admitted to a large teaching hospital having attempted suicide.
The report summarises the literature in relation to male suicide and presents the findings from an exploratory study of men who engaged in suicidal behaviour.
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