Dear Mr Lynch

Thank you for your request for official information, received by the
Ministry of Health on 14 September 2015, requesting:

1:Statistics that show how many people died by suicide after having been
diagnosed with a mental illness vs those who had not.

2:Suicides outside the mental health system vs suicides inside the mental
health system.

3:The number of suicides where the deceased had alcohol and/or drugs in
their system.

Your request has been received and logged.  As required under the Official
Information Act 1982, the Ministry will respond to your request within 20
working days.  You should receive a response on or before 12 October 2015.

If a large amount of information has been requested or if the Ministry
needs to consult in order to make a decision, we may need to extend this
date (this is provided for in section 15A of the Act).  We will advise you
if such an extension is necessary.

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H201504372

Yours sincerely
 
Ashley Goodwin
OIA Co-ordinator l Government Relations l Office of the Director General

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Mōrena Paul,

Please find attached a response to your OIA request of 14 September 2015.

Kind regards

Ashley Goodwin
OIA Co-ordinator l Government Relations l Office of the Director General

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