Radical action needed to prevent suicide among young people, shadow health secretary warns

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Labour's Jonathan Ashworth said mental health access for young people is Labour’s ‘utmost priority’

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RADICAL action is needed to prevent suicide among young people due to a system that’s “making people sick,” shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth warned today.

Speaking at a protest called by Keep Our NHS Public, Health Campaigns Together and Mental Health — Time for Action (MHTA), Mr Ashworth said mental health access for young people is Labour’s “utmost priority.”