Posted on 02. Apr, 2008 in Depression, Mental Health, Suicide, Young people
Suicide is something that all families and parents dread. It brings on feeling of loss as well as guilt. Unfortunately suicide rates in Ireland continue to remain high, especially amongst young adults. Miriam Gormally met Suzanne Costello from the Samaritans to find out why?
Posted on 05. Sep, 2007 in Depression, Mental Health, Suicide
September 10th is designated World Suicide Day – a day which, sadly, will be remembered by so many people in Ireland because of their personal connection with someone whose life has ended by suicide. Geraldine Clare, Chief Executive Officer of AWARE, explained to Eileen Good that AWARE are sometimes the first port of call for […]
Posted on 12. Jun, 2007 in Depression, Media, Mental Health, Suicide
‘Headline’ is Ireland’s national media monitoring programme for mental health and suicide, working to promote responsible and accurate coverage of mental health and suicide related issues with the Irish media. Miriam Gormally met with Jane Arigho who told her about her role in the organisation and the aims of Headline.
Posted on 30. May, 2007 in Depression, Media, Mental Health, Suicide
Suicide prevention is a high priority in Ireland, where more people die by suicide than in road accidents. Miriam Gormally met Geoff Day from the National Office for Suicide prevention in Ireland at the launch of the website, www.headline.ie, which looks at ways to help people deal with the media coverage of suicide and allows […]
Posted on 16. May, 2007 in Death, Depression, Media, Mental Health, Suicide
Suicide is now the most common cause of death amongst young men in Ireland today, but one that is very difficult to report on. Editors and journalists worry about whether the events should be reported and then how it should be reported. Headline is a web site, which has been set up to give guidelines […]
Posted on 02. May, 2007 in Community, Depression, Different abilities, Mental Health
Recent tragic events in Wexford have left many people looking for answers regarding support networks around the country, particularly for those with any disabilities. What supports should be put in place to ensure this doesn’t happen again? Miriam Gormally met Deirdre Carroll, CEO of Inclusion Ireland to find out whether this incident would raise questions […]
Posted on 04. Apr, 2007 in Depression, Mental Health, Suicide
Given that Ireland has the highest suicide rate amongst the young adult populations, it is crucial to find a way that adequate support can be made available to them. The Samaritans have come up with a new service; responding to distress by text and email. Miriam Gormally met Maggie Hayden, the director of the Dublin […]
Posted on 15. Nov, 2006 in Death, Depression, Mental Health, Relationships, Suicide
Suicide in Ireland is on the increase, especially amongst young people. Samantha McGarry is a counsellor who works for Console, an organisation which was founded by families who were bereaved by suicide, to offer support to other families. Miriam Gormally met Samantha and asked her about her experience of working with families bereaved by suicide.
Posted on 01. Nov, 2006 in Death, Depression, Faith and Justice, Mental Health, Suicide
The death of a son is hard to deal with, but when that death is a suicide, it is so much harder. David Wynne lost his son Derek to suicide on the 8th of February 1997 and David still lives with the grief. Rev. Ian Poulton met David and asked him how he coped with […]
Posted on 20. Sep, 2006 in Church Teachings, Depression, Faith and Justice, Health, Mental Health
Some 28 prisoners are now trained as Samaritan Volunteers in a number of Dublin prisons and the organisation hopes to eventually extend the project to every prison in the State. These prisoners provide a confidential listening service for fellow inmates at Cloverhill, Wheatfield and Arbour Hill prisons. They are introduced to new prisoners as they […]