Families are being left without support after a suicide – and it’s causing more deaths
Those bereaved by suicide have a 65 per cent increased risk of taking their own lives. So why is there not more funding for support after tragedy strikes?
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Sam and Ali are back with a special podcast about our latest ‘Are Councils Working?’ series in conjunction with The Herald.
We take a look at how the series came together, and what hurdles our writers have to overcome when looking into local government.
Freedom of Information woes and inconsistent data release are discussed with Ferret journalists Jamie Mann and Paul Dobson. Listen here.
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