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# suicide - Thursday 10 October, 2019
How a 'safety plan' can help a person who is suicidal
“The situation isn’t irretrievable – there are simple, practical measures that everyone can do to turn it around.”
# suicide - Sunday 6 October, 2019
'Depression in pregnancy is common - it's a condition, not a weakness'
Depression occurs in 10 to 15% of pregnant women but it’s often misdiagnosed.
# suicide - Saturday 21 September, 2019
Consultant shortages causing 'a spiral of burnout, stress and emigration'
About one million patients in Ireland are on waiting lists to see a consultant.
# suicide - Tuesday 3 September, 2019
'Two friends died by suicide': Doctors say 'profoundly dysfunctional' health service takes huge toll
Consultants have said staffing and resource issues are impacting their mental health and compromising patient care.
# suicide - Tuesday 20 August, 2019
Jeffrey Epstein signed a will two days before his suicide
Lawyers representing women who claim they were sexually abused by Epstein have vowed to go after his assets.
# suicide - Saturday 17 August, 2019
Jeffrey Epstein died from suicide by hanging, coroner concludes
The 66-year-old was accused of trafficking girls as young as 14 for sex when he was found dead in his jail cell.
# suicide - Tuesday 13 August, 2019
Two prison guards put on leave after Jeffrey Epstein's death
The convicted paedophile was found dead in a prison cell in New York at the weekend.
# suicide - Monday 12 August, 2019
Canadian teen murder suspects died by apparent suicide, autopsies confirm
A manhunt was launched for Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky after three people were found murdered.
Autopsy carried out on the body of billionaire Jeffrey Epstein
Epstein was found dead in his cell in a suspected suicide.
# suicide - Wednesday 1 May, 2019
US teen suicide rates rose by 29% after release of Netflix's 13 Reasons Why, study finds
Researchers said: ‘The results of this study should raise awareness that young people are particularly vulnerable to the media.’
# suicide - Wednesday 20 March, 2019
Love Island contestants to be offered therapy after deaths of two former stars
Mike Thalassitis was found dead in London last weekend.
# suicide - Monday 11 March, 2019
Olympic silver medallist Catlin battled depression before suicide, say family
“She was not the Kelly that we knew,” her father said, after she struggled to recover from an accident.
# suicide - Monday 4 March, 2019
'Pioneer, innovator and legend': Prodigy frontman Keith Flint dies aged 49
Tributes have been pouring in for the singer, who reportedly died by suicide.
# suicide - Wednesday 20 February, 2019
'Suicide is not fashion': Burberry apologises for creating hoodie with noose-shaped strings
The hoodie debuted during London Fashion Week.
# suicide - Friday 8 February, 2019
'We will not allow any graphic images of self-harm, such as cutting on Instagram'
The CEO of the company says it needs to do more.
# suicide - Sunday 3 February, 2019
'The point of the play is to show people that talking is the key. Silence will kill you'
Two new plays from a Northern Irish theatre company are touring the island of Ireland – and want to shed light on men and mental health.
# suicide - Friday 4 January, 2019
PODCAST: 'I lost two sons to suicide - I want people to know it's okay to have problems'
Karen Docherty is calling for stronger support systems to be put in place for families affected by suicide.
# suicide - Tuesday 11 December, 2018
'He's gone and he needn't have been gone': Mick Wallace gives impassioned speech about suicide
Wexford, where the TD is from, has the highest suicide rate in the country.
# suicide - Wednesday 21 November, 2018
Suicide: Concerns that Netflix show 13 Reasons Why could lead to 'copycat cases'
The popular Netflix drama has proven controversial, with research around the world ongoing.
# suicide - Monday 19 November, 2018
'You sent me home bleeding, traumatised ... but I'm a survivor': Leona O’Callaghan's powerful victim impact statement
Leona O’Callaghan was groomed and raped by Patrick O’Dea when she was a child.
# suicide - Friday 16 November, 2018
Juventus apologise for China 'suicide' condolence message
The case has drawn about 40 million views and generated thousands of comments in recent days.
# suicide - Thursday 11 October, 2018
Austin Powers actor Verne Troyer's death is ruled a suicide
Troyer died last April of suicide by alcohol intoxication, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office has reported.
# suicide - Thursday 4 October, 2018
Men account for eight in 10 suicides in Ireland
The overall rate of suicide deaths has decreased in recent years.
# suicide - Sunday 30 September, 2018
Bertie Ahern opens up about his grandfather's suicide for the first time
Maurice Ahern died “due to shock and haemorrhage due to gunshot wounds to the chest, self-inflicted”.
# suicide - Monday 10 September, 2018
'We say 'we need to talk about mental health in Ireland' - while looking the other way when people scream for help'
Marise Gaughan writes about her father’s suicide, and how she copes with mental health issues. On World Suicide Prevention Day, she asks what we can do about suicide in Ireland.
# suicide - Wednesday 5 September, 2018
15,000 people to take part in largest ever study of youth mental health
The research will help influence youth mental health policy and practice in Ireland.
# suicide - Monday 13 August, 2018
1 in 3 victims of Troubles violence have attempted to take their own lives
A support group is calling for better support, funding and care for victims.
# suicide - Sunday 22 July, 2018
After losing his mother to suicide at 11, hurler running marathon in Antarctic for suicide prevention
“Counselling was the most important intervention in my life and that’s not to be dramatic, that’s just being honest.”
# suicide - Monday 9 July, 2018
Suicide prevention training for secondary school teachers to be expanded
Education Minister Richard Bruton announced that the SafeTALK programme will be rolled out to six further education centres.
# suicide - Friday 8 June, 2018
Opinion: 'A 'new profile' of women are taking their own lives in the same numbers as men'
For women who can barely afford to feed and clothe their children, private counselling services are not even an option, writes Tara Deacy.
# suicide - Sunday 22 April, 2018
'You never know what battle someone is going through': Tributes paid to Verne Troyer
The actor has died at the age of 49.
# suicide - Monday 5 March, 2018
Woman jailed for three years for staging housemate’s suicide
The judge said he took into account the fact that the accused was “one of life’s victims”.
# suicide - Thursday 15 February, 2018
Woman found guilty of impeding murder investigation by staging housemate's suicide
The killer was never charged because he sustained a traumatic brain injury months after the murder.
# suicide - Sunday 11 February, 2018
Call for special taskforce to Tallaght area after concerns about suicide deaths
Sinn Féin’s Sean Crowe says access to mental health care is ‘missing or thin on the ground’ in his constituency.
# suicide - Thursday 8 February, 2018
There was an increase in US suicides following the death of Robin Williams
The much-loved actor died by suicide in 2014.
# suicide - Tuesday 23 January, 2018
South Korea to criminalise suicide pacts
The criminalisation of suicide pacts was among a series of measures approved by the cabinet today.
# suicide - Thursday 18 January, 2018
No charges to be brought in relation to boy (17) who killed himself after alleged cyberbullying
The mother of the teenager says laws need to change to protect children from online predators.
# suicide - Sunday 14 January, 2018
Suicide survivor Kevin Hines: 'Don't silence the pain. You can get past it, one day at a time'
Kevin Hines was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1998. Now, he travels the world sharing his inspirational story.
# suicide - Thursday 11 January, 2018
Michael Healy Rae on suicide in his constituency: 'It didn't register. I didn't get it.'
Michael Healy Rae shared an emotional story about the tragic death of a man in his constituency with comedian Tommy Tiernan.
# suicide - Wednesday 3 January, 2018
Japan reacts with anger after Youtube star posts video of victim in 'suicide forest'
The video has been deleted and Logan Paul has apologised but this has not quelled anger about the post.
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