Health experts fear 'cost-of-living suicide rise' in rural areas

The amount of people in rural communities taking their own lives may increase due to the cost-of-living crisis, experts have warned.

The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) said it feared that suicides among farmers and other workers in rural areas could rise.

The warning comes in line with World Suicide Prevention Day, which takes place on 10 September.

BACP's fears about the impact on rural suicide rates stem from a string of data about how rural communities are being adversely affected by the cost-of-living crisis.