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Originally Posted by peanut
Actually it's not always treated as a mental health issue. But I see the point you're making.
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I guess I can only speak for the way it’s dealt with in young people in Scotland, where your first port of call in either case is always CAMHS (Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services) - I have first hand experience of this, and can attest that there is no care pathway available to any young person in Scotland who has attempted or contemplated taking their own life that does not involve a referral to a mental health practitioner (usually a suitably qualified nurse in the first instance, and a psychiatrist soon after if required).