# Self Harm

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# Conference

Conor Cusack to talk about sport, suicide, and how 'it's not always about winning'

The conference is to take place this morning in Westport.

7.4k

Oct 9th 2014, 6:45 AM

# Mental Health

'I stopped self-harming, the thoughts of suicide are gone and I don't judge myself'

There is a breakthrough therapy helping Ireland to tackle the high incidence of suicide and self harm.

12.8k

Jun 21st 2014, 7:45 AM

# Rehabilitation

'One suicide within prison is too many'

The Irish Institute of Naturopathic Medicine is calling on the government to support its pilot programme to help reduce suicide in prisons.

5.8k

Jun 19th 2014, 7:30 AM

# moving

Eoghan McDermott posts moving video about his own self-harm experience

McDermott was speaking after helping to launch Pieta House’s Darkness Into Light charity run.

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Mar 21st 2014, 11:40 AM

# Suicide Prevention

Up to 560 suicides linked to the recession

That’s according to a report on suicide prevention that will be presented to the Dáil committee next week.

17.1k

Mar 7th 2014, 10:25 PM

# Prison

UK study reveals that one in four female prisoners self-harm

That makes women prisoners four times more like to self-harm than their male counterparts.

3.9k

Dec 16th 2013, 6:30 AM

# Mental Health

Teenagers whose friends self-harm are more likely to self-harm

Drug use by friends, low self-esteem, and higher levels of anxiety are all associated with self-harm in teenagers.

4.3k

Dec 11th 2013, 7:50 AM

# Self Harm

Children hospitalised after self-harming is on the increase

The HSE has said that 960 children aged 10 to 17 years presented to hospital last year with self-harm injuries.

8.5k

Nov 20th 2013, 9:20 PM

# News Fix

Here’s What Happened Today: Thursday

Everyone’s talking about two reports into suicide in Ireland, a major crash on a motorway, and the Dublin mayor who’s giving himself a pay cut…

5.8k

Sep 5th 2013, 11:00 PM

# Travellers

"A 12-year-old Traveller boy attempted suicide because he was being bullied at school"

Two new leaflets aimed at tackling self harm, suicide and bullying among Travellers have been launched in response to figures that show that suicide accounts for 11 per cent of Traveller deaths.

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Jul 25th 2013, 1:07 PM

# Pieta House

Over 2,700 people sought help from Pieta House last year

Figures show that nearly 1,000 of those who contacted the suicide and self-harm crisis centre were aged between 25 and 44.

5.9k

May 8th 2013, 12:32 PM

# Samaritans

Samaritans' SMS service reveals high levels of self-harm

The Dublin Samaritans service says one-in-three texts received in 2012 mentioned self-harm, a higher rate than calls or email.

3.6k

Jan 22nd 2013, 6:45 AM

# Samaritans

Samaritans celebrates 10 years of prisoner listener scheme

Over the past year, Samaritans recorded 1,100 formal contacts within the six prisons in its Listener Scheme, an 83 per cent increase on 2011.

3.7k

Dec 14th 2012, 2:38 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should Ireland introduce an opt-in filter for online pornography?

A child protection expert has argued that parents should be given a choice over explicit content online. So what do you think?

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Jul 13th 2012, 10:04 AM

# Suicide

Around 900,000 people take their own life every year

The leading medical journal The Lancet has published a series of articles to highlight suicide’s impact globally.

3.6k

Jun 22nd 2012, 6:45 AM

Voices

Column: One good adult is crucial for young people. I can vouch for that.

A new survey shines a light on the challenges facing young people like me – and shows we need good adults, writes Tim Smyth.

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May 16th 2012, 7:30 PM

# Mental Health

Report: 1 in 3 young people have experienced mental health problems

Depression, anxiety and stress were found to be significantly higher in young people who engaged in harmful drinking behaviour.

2.3k

May 16th 2012, 10:34 AM

# Mental Health

93 per cent rise in young people seeking help for self-harm, suicidal thoughts

Suicide and self-harm crisis centre Pieta House says young women account for most of the increase in those seeking help.

2.2k

May 8th 2012, 7:00 AM

# Quick Thinking

Desperate woman in Dublin saved by emergency team... in Oklahoma

911 dispatchers in the US scrambled to trace the woman’s international call.

10.2k

Apr 13th 2012, 8:36 AM

# Mental Health

More than 48,000 people treated in hospital after deliberate self-harm

The findings from a national database on self harm underline the link between deliberate self harm and suicide mortality rates.

2.5k

Feb 23rd 2012, 7:15 AM

# Self Harm

Cases of self harm increase amongst young people

Almost 12,000 people attended hospital emergency departments last year seeking medical assistance for such self-inflicted injuries.

570

Mar 3rd 2011, 11:28 AM