HIV and STI surveillance in Northern Ireland 2011: An analysis of data for the calendar year 2010

Providing meaningful care: using the experiences of young suicidal men to inform mental health care services

Suicide prevention for young men - official findings launched

The official findings into research on suicidal men, aged 16-34, in Northern Ireland, were launched today (Thursday 1 December). The report, Providing meaningful care: using the experiences of young suicidal men to inform mental health care services, funded by the Health and Social Care Research and Development division, Public Health Agency (PHA), recommends a holistic approach to suicide prevention, across many sectors and touching on all aspects of individual, social and community life.

Northern Ireland’s new HIV and STI figures on the rise

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is marking World Aids Day (Dec 1) by publishing the ‘HIV and STI surveillance in Northern Ireland 2011’ report, which highlights the that number of new HIV diagnoses in Northern Ireland rose by 20%, from 66 in 2009 to 79 in 2010. It is clear from the report’s findings (of most recent figures, 2010), that there is still a challenge to reduce the rates of infection for HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).

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