<p class="title">Britain's prime minister has appointed a suicide-prevention minister as part of a national effort to reduce the number of people who take their own lives.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Theresa May named Jackie Doyle-Price to the newly created post as representatives of 50 countries gathered in London Wednesday for a mental health summit. She also pledged 1.8 million pounds (USD 2.4 million) to ensure the Samaritans charity can continue to offer a free counselling hotline.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Some 4,500 people take their lives every year in England. The Campaign Against Living Miserably, dedicated to preventing male suicide, described the appointment as groundbreaking.</p>.<p class="bodytext">CEO Simon Gunning says the move helps by "shining a light on suicide and its devastating effects, de-stigmatising the issue, and continuing to build support for all those affected across the UK." </p>
<p class="title">Britain's prime minister has appointed a suicide-prevention minister as part of a national effort to reduce the number of people who take their own lives.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Theresa May named Jackie Doyle-Price to the newly created post as representatives of 50 countries gathered in London Wednesday for a mental health summit. She also pledged 1.8 million pounds (USD 2.4 million) to ensure the Samaritans charity can continue to offer a free counselling hotline.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Some 4,500 people take their lives every year in England. The Campaign Against Living Miserably, dedicated to preventing male suicide, described the appointment as groundbreaking.</p>.<p class="bodytext">CEO Simon Gunning says the move helps by "shining a light on suicide and its devastating effects, de-stigmatising the issue, and continuing to build support for all those affected across the UK." </p>