Suicide prevention grants provided by Leeds City Council
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Leeds City Council launched a new grants scheme yesterday as part of World Suicide Prevention Day.
The scheme will provide £70,000 a year to fund mental health work with men who are at risk of taking their own lives.
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Hide AdAmounts of up to £25,000 will be provided and the programme is open to applications. The Inner South, Inner West, Inner East Leeds and Horsforth wards have been prioritised for funding, the council said.
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Latest figures show that more than 6,000 people die by suicide every year on average.
Figures from 2011-2013 show that 213 deaths were attributed to suicide in Leeds.
Some 141 - more than 82 per cent - of those were men.