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| A former rock promoter says a new charity hopes to use music to reach the young in the Bridgend area, which has been affected by apparent suicides. | A former rock promoter says a new charity hopes to use music to reach the young in the Bridgend area, which has been affected by apparent suicides. |
| A concert in Porthcawl was the first by Lifeline Foundation UK. | |
| Some 23 young people from the Bridgend area have apparently taken their own lives since the beginning of 2007. | Some 23 young people from the Bridgend area have apparently taken their own lives since the beginning of 2007. |
| Frank Connor Hughes, who has worked with the bands Lostprophets and Funeral for a Friend, said: "Music talks quite genuinely to young people." | Frank Connor Hughes, who has worked with the bands Lostprophets and Funeral for a Friend, said: "Music talks quite genuinely to young people." |
| The recent spate of deaths in the county has led to Welsh Assembly Government officials saying lessons had been learned on how a £10m strategy for reducing Wales' suicide rate should be implemented. | The recent spate of deaths in the county has led to Welsh Assembly Government officials saying lessons had been learned on how a £10m strategy for reducing Wales' suicide rate should be implemented. |
| Action by concerned parties in the area has already included a concert at Bridgend Recreation Centre last July by Bridgend-based Funeral for a Friend. | |
| We're trying to show young people that there is a place for everyone and no matter how dark it looks out there, there is some light to head for, that there are people to talk to Frank Connor Hughes, Lifeline Foundation UK | |
| Mr Hughes, also a former sound engineer who has worked as a tour manager for support acts Funeral for a Friend as well as Lostprophets, stage managed Saturday night's event at Porthcawl's Grand Pavilion. | |
| The evening included an acoustic performance by rock band All 4 The Fall, a drama and a performance of stage musical numbers by youngsters from Porthcawl Comprehensive School and a concert by Bridgend Male Choir. | |
| Mr Hughes said the event's organising body, Lifeline Foundation UK, was a charitable foundation set up by a group of international professional people who were concerned at the rate of suicides among young people in the UK and in particular in the Bridgend area. | Mr Hughes said the event's organising body, Lifeline Foundation UK, was a charitable foundation set up by a group of international professional people who were concerned at the rate of suicides among young people in the UK and in particular in the Bridgend area. |
| He said the fundraising evening, called Bring Him Home, was the first in series planned to include a range of musical genres to appeal to young people.Local school pupils performed at the show | |
| He said: "Music does not have any boundaries for age, we can talk to everybody with it. We know that music works really well and there are some good role models through music. | He said: "Music does not have any boundaries for age, we can talk to everybody with it. We know that music works really well and there are some good role models through music. |
| "Surveys have shown something like six out of 10 young people want to be famous. | "Surveys have shown something like six out of 10 young people want to be famous. |
| 'Wisdom and kindness' | 'Wisdom and kindness' |
| "We're trying to show young people that there is a place for everyone and no matter how dark it looks out there, there is some light to head for, that there are people to talk to. | "We're trying to show young people that there is a place for everyone and no matter how dark it looks out there, there is some light to head for, that there are people to talk to. |
| "It's about community and family. If you can't find it in the family, you can find it in the community. | "It's about community and family. If you can't find it in the family, you can find it in the community. |
| "It's important to bring in the wisdom and kindness of some the older generations. They can teach and show that to the younger people." | "It's important to bring in the wisdom and kindness of some the older generations. They can teach and show that to the younger people." |
| Lifeline Foundation UK's trustees are said to include an American cardiologist, a Caribbean businessman and a British accountant. | Lifeline Foundation UK's trustees are said to include an American cardiologist, a Caribbean businessman and a British accountant. |
| Last November, the assembly government said its Mental Health First Aid training programme would be rolled out across the country, training teachers, GPs, employment advisers and police to spot signs of mental health problems in young people. | Last November, the assembly government said its Mental Health First Aid training programme would be rolled out across the country, training teachers, GPs, employment advisers and police to spot signs of mental health problems in young people. |
| Health Minister Edwina Hart said the "culture" around mental health issues needed to be changed "so that the signs can be identified, and support provided, at an earlier stage". | Health Minister Edwina Hart said the "culture" around mental health issues needed to be changed "so that the signs can be identified, and support provided, at an earlier stage". |
| She said: "Every suicide is a tragedy with a life and family member lost." | She said: "Every suicide is a tragedy with a life and family member lost." |
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