"Why is someone’s life less important just because they are born in a certain area?"

I feel that if the same statistics (on average one a week) where a person is committing suicide was happening in Morningside in Edinburgh or any “affluent” area, the authorities would quickly look for the reasons why so many young people felt suicide was their only option and they would quickly find the money to try to find the answer. Why is someone’s life less important just because they are born in a certain area?