Manchester is one of the cities most ‘at risk’ from suicide claims Public Health England as the World Health Organisation revealed that someone takes their own life every 40 seconds.

ChildLine has reported that the number of children counselled as a result of their parents’ substance abuse has more than DOUBLED in the last year.

The Police and Crime Commissioner was speaking at Backstage? Me? at the Royal Exchange Theatre, which focused on homelessness and the remarkable influence of the theatre