Grim Up North: Financial gloom sparks suicides in North East UK

After stepping on the road to recovery, the UK is preparing to begin the new year recession-free. But in the North East, one of Britain's poorest regions, the financial down turn and wide spread unemployment has had a potentially devastating affect on people's mental health. According to a recent report, the region has almost 3 times the rate of self-harm and attempted suicide as London. RT's S ...