Boys six times less likely than girls to seek support for suicidal feelings

New figures from NSPCC reveal that boys are six times less likely to seek support from Childline for suicidal feelings despite the suicide rate for boys being twice that for girls.

Childline is calling for boys to speak out about suicidal feelings as part of it's 'Tough to Talk' campaign.

Of the 614 contacts to Childline counsellors from children in Wales, just 31 were from boys in 2015/16 compared with 364 from girls - it's unknown whether the remainder were from boys or girls.