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Radical action needed to prevent suicide among young people, shadow health secretary warns
Labour's Jonathan Ashworth said mental health access for young people is Labour’s ‘utmost priority’

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.”

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