Childline urges boys to speak out about suicidal feelings

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Childline’s new Tough To Talk campaign encourages boys to seek help for the issues and problems they’re facing. Boys are 6 times less likely than girls to talk to Childline counsellors about suicidal thoughts. Their new Tough To Talk campaign urges boys to speak out about their problems and reassures them they’re not alone. Recent figures show: 1,934 Childline counselling sessions were delivered with boys in 2015/16 compared to 11,463 with girls. the suicide rate for boys aged 10-19 was more than double that for girls in 2015. Soccer star…

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