# self-harm - Tuesday 6 April, 2021
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
Ella Arensman has been appointed Ireland’s first Professor of Public Mental Health.
# self-harm - Thursday 10 September, 2020
# World Suicide Prevention Day
# World Suicide Prevention Day
On World Suicide Prevention Day our reader details her struggles and experience of the Irish mental health services.
# self-harm - Thursday 10 October, 2019
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
There has been an increase in self-harm among young people aged 10-24 years.
# self-harm - Friday 8 February, 2019
# Suicide
# Suicide
The CEO of the company says it needs to do more.
# self-harm - Wednesday 21 November, 2018
# New Research
# New Research
The popular Netflix drama has proven controversial, with research around the world ongoing.
# self-harm - Monday 22 October, 2018
# Clontarf Hospital
# Clontarf Hospital
Concerns were previously raised at the hospital over a suicidal man’s attempt to take his own life there.
# self-harm - Tuesday 16 October, 2018
# Alarming Findings
# Alarming Findings
The UK research highlights that self harm is not just a problem in younger people.
# self-harm - Thursday 4 October, 2018
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
The overall rate of suicide deaths has decreased in recent years.
# self-harm - Wednesday 5 September, 2018
# Suicide Prevention
# Suicide Prevention
The research will help influence youth mental health policy and practice in Ireland.
# self-harm - Wednesday 18 July, 2018
# Facebook
# Facebook
Retail Excellence had partnered with Facebook to provide training to retailers to enhance their digital strategies through their platform.
# self-harm - Sunday 25 February, 2018
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
Pieta House and St Patrick’s Mental Health Services are calling for more discussion to be had around self-harm.
# self-harm - Sunday 11 February, 2018
# Suicide
# Suicide
Sinn Féin’s Sean Crowe says access to mental health care is ‘missing or thin on the ground’ in his constituency.
# self-harm - Saturday 23 December, 2017
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
In 2006, Freeman put her house up as collateral to fund Pieta House. Now, she’s just launched a New York branch.
# self-harm - Tuesday 5 December, 2017
# Milly Tuomey
# Milly Tuomey
Self-harm is being seen to begin at a younger age, said an Irish psychotherapist.
# self-harm - Saturday 4 November, 2017
# Hope
# Hope
“I had been told how he adored me, how I was funny, just like him.”
# self-harm - Thursday 19 October, 2017
# Crisis Point
# Crisis Point
A new study has shown increases in the number of homeless people dying from drug and/or alcohol abuse and on methadone.
# self-harm - Friday 16 June, 2017
# Nowhere To Go
# Nowhere To Go
There is no suitable placement for the teenager, who has a history of self harm.
# self-harm - Monday 5 June, 2017
# Nothing We Didn't Know
# Nothing We Didn't Know
The outgoing Kerry coroner is critical of the government’s new plan to reduce suicides in Kerry.
# self-harm - Monday 29 May, 2017
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
An average of 32 incidents of self-harm cases were presented in hospitals on public holidays.
# self-harm - Saturday 6 May, 2017
# Pieta House
# Pieta House
The symbolic walk into the light is aimed at encouraging people to talk about suicide and mental health issues.
# self-harm - Monday 1 May, 2017
# Read Me
# Read Me
Mental health issues are still not really understood by our society, writes Siobhán Brady.
# self-harm - Sunday 30 April, 2017
# Pieta House
# Pieta House
Senator Joan Freeman talks to us about mental health services and being ‘a pain in the government’s neck’.
# self-harm - Wednesday 5 April, 2017
# Pieta House
# Pieta House
Pieta House’s Resilience Academy aims to help young people deal with mental health issues.
# self-harm - Tuesday 7 February, 2017
# Awareness
# Awareness
A conference will be held next month to raise awareness of how to tackle self-harm.
# self-harm - Saturday 26 November, 2016
# Ditch The Script
# Ditch The Script
There’s a greater vulnerability associated with improv than other forms of performance, Neil Curran explains why that doesn’t have to be scary.
# self-harm - Saturday 10 September, 2016
# Mind Our Farm Families
# Mind Our Farm Families
Pieta House and the IFA are running a phoneline and counselling service.
# self-harm - Saturday 7 May, 2016
# Before Sunrise
# Before Sunrise
All over the country (and overseas too) people got up ridiculously early to run for Pieta House.
# self-harm - Thursday 21 January, 2016
# Suicide
# Suicide
“We simply cannot ignore this anymore. We have to be honest and ask ourselves, ‘Truly are we doing enough?’”
# self-harm - Monday 12 October, 2015
# Criticism
# Criticism
The “statement scar designs” have been criticised for appearing to make a fashion statement of self-harm.
# self-harm - Thursday 17 September, 2015
# Inquest
# Inquest
Glen Murphy McNally died days after discharging himself. An open verdict was returned at the inquest.
# self-harm - Friday 28 August, 2015
# Subcultures
# Subcultures
But not necessarily because they are goths.
# self-harm - Wednesday 22 July, 2015
# Self Harm
# Self Harm
The state’s mental health watchdog has found training for mental health service providers was inadequate.
# self-harm - Wednesday 24 June, 2015
# Suicide Prevention
# Suicide Prevention
The government wants to reduce suicide and self-harm by 10% over the next five years.
# self-harm - Tuesday 7 April, 2015
# Suicide Crisis
# Suicide Crisis
The model has been compared to learning CPR.
# self-harm - Tuesday 10 March, 2015
# Donal Walsh
# Donal Walsh
Kathleen Lynch has been paid undisclosed damages.
# self-harm - Wednesday 14 January, 2015
# Postnatal Depression
# Postnatal Depression
When you think of ‘depression’, feelings of sadness and anxiety might come to mind – but anger is powerful (often overlooked) emotion.
# self-harm - Tuesday 30 December, 2014
# Scars
# Scars
It is estimated that at least 100,000 people are self-harming in Ireland every year.
# self-harm - Thursday 4 December, 2014
# Love/Hate
# Love/Hate
Pieta House are now in possession of the coveted shoes, and are running a text-to-win competition.
# self-harm - Thursday 9 October, 2014
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
Ireland has the 4th highest rate of suicide among 15-19 year olds in the EU.
# Conference
# Conference
The conference is to take place this morning in Westport.
Sun and clouds with a couple of showers
Max: 13 °C
Min: 7 °C
Partly sunny
Max: 15 °C
Min: 10 °C
Rain tapering off; watch for flooding
Max: 17 °C
Min: 9 °C
