August 5, 2022 – Youth For SDG

Drug misuse and suicidal behaviour more common on the anniversary of a parent’s death – new research

Scott Montgomery, UCL Losing a parent during adolescence and young adulthood can be particularly damaging to mental health and wellbeing. Our latest research has now shown that young people who lost a parent were more likely to be admitted to hospital for treatment for substance misuse use problems or suicidal behaviour around the anniversary ofContinue reading “Drug misuse and suicidal behaviour more common on the anniversary of a parent’s death – new research”