Posts Tagged ‘ Suicide ’

World Suicide Prevention Day

September 10, 2010
By Stephen
World Suicide Prevention Day

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. According to the World Health Organisation 1 million people commit suicide every year. That makes 60 deaths per 100,000 a suicide. Or another way to put it, one death every 40 seconds. This years theme is “Many Faces, Many Places: Suicide Prevention across the World”. This is to highlight the growing problem of Suicide in the Developing World. Here in Ireland 527 people committed suicide in 2009. This could be increased by the...

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I am annoyed! – Gov’t to cut Sucide Funds

March 6, 2009
By Stephen
I am annoyed! – Gov’t to cut Sucide Funds

I just read a piece on Irishhealth.com that points out the the Government are to cut funds to the National Office for Suicide Prevention by 12.5%. The cuts will come to funds availible to mental health support groups. This is a terrible time for this. Mental Health is underfunded in this country and the fact that the government is to do this is highly annoying. This is aswell a highly stressful time for people with job losses and wage...

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