5. 90-second Statements

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:02 pm on 16 September 2020.

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Photo of Jack Sargeant Jack Sargeant Labour 4:02, 16 September 2020

Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd. Last Thursday, 10 September, was World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide has a deep detrimental impact on families and on communities that last a lifetime. The facts about suicide are stark: in 2018, 6,507 people died in the UK from suicide, with men being three times more likely to die by suicide than women. This year, to mark World Suicide Prevention Day, I worked with Connah's Quay Nomads to get the message out. This year's theme was working together to prevent suicide, and I am incredibly proud of the Nomads, and I'm incredibly proud, for the record, Llywydd, of becoming club ambassador very recently. I hope that the video we made together will reach someone out there who needs to hear that it's okay to not be okay, and help is out there. Now, Llywydd and Members, the video is pinned to the top of my social media feeds, so please consider helping others by sharing. Llywydd, there is more to do and there is no doubt that Governments need to do more. But we all have a role to play in preventing suicide. So, as I said at the start, World Suicide Prevention Day is held annually on 10 September, but let's make a commitment today here in this Welsh Parliament, in this Senedd, that World Suicide Prevention Day is 365 days a year, and we all work together to prevent suicide.