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Mental Health: The Importance of Talking

Every 90 minutes a life is lost to suicide. It is the biggest killer of men under 50 in the UK. Across one day, 5 Live heard your stories - of hope, pain and the power of talking.

麻豆社 Radio 5 Live made a decision to find a way of hitting home the importance of talking about mental health, because every 90 minutes a life is lost to suicide.

It is the biggest killer of men under 50 in the UK.

So across one day on the station, we heard listeners鈥� stories of people affected by suicide. Stories of pain, of hope and the power of talking.

If you have been affected by the issues in this programme, please visit bbc.co.uk/actionline for details of organisations that can offer you support and advice. If you would like to speak to someone, please call the Samaritans on 116 123.

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