Student Mental Health

Part of Education – in the House of Commons am ar 9 Medi 2024.

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Photo of Janet Daby Janet Daby The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education

I thank the hon. Member for highlighting that very serious concern. Student suicide is serious and a concerning matter. In the academic year ending 2020, the suicide rate for higher education students in England and Wales was lower than in the general population of the same age group. However, every suicide is tragic and suicide expert Sir Louis Appleby is overseeing the national review of higher education suicides to learn more to prevent suicides. It has seen excellent engagement from the sector and will report on that.