Dear Ms Turner

Thank you for your request for official information, received by the
Ministry of Health on 25 August 2015 , requesting:

Can you please provide information with regards to the years ending June
2014/2015 as to the total number of suicides where the person who has
committed suicide has been engaged with an alcohol and drug dependency
service (be it DHB, NGO, private or Iwi based).
If the year to June 2015 information is not readily available, could you
please supply this information for the year ending June 2014.

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 22 September
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: H201503734

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

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Dear Ms Turner

Please find attached a letter regarding your request for official
information.

Kind regards

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

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