# World Suicide Prevention Day

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Opinion: 'I tried to take my own life more than once and felt the compassion of staff begin to fade'

On World Suicide Prevention Day our reader details her struggles and experience of the Irish mental health services.

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Sep 10th 2020, 7:00 AM

'No one should suffer alone, suicide is a community issue and everyone's business'

It’s World Suicide Prevention Day today. Here’s what events are happening to mark it.

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Sep 10th 2017, 8:00 AM

Celtic FC won't be dragged into "tit for tat spat" after hanging effigies spotted at Rangers clash

Pictures of the dolls at Celtic Park caused shock on World Suicide Prevention Day.

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Sep 13th 2016, 9:25 AM

Buildings around Ireland will be turning orange today... here's why

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, and monuments around the country will be turning orange to mark it.

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Sep 10th 2015, 8:45 PM

Giving men the opportunity to text is a "major development" in the fight against suicide

“It’s about meeting people where they’re at – and men simply prefer to type than talk,” says Paul Kelly of Console.

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Sep 10th 2015, 4:30 PM

Most of us see Irish society as hostile to mental health problems

65% say mental health treatment is seen as a sign of failure.

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Sep 10th 2014, 2:30 PM

Free group support to be offered on World Suicide Prevention Day

Headline statistics reveal that somebody commits suicide every 82 minutes across the UK and Ireland.

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Sep 9th 2012, 7:30 PM

New theory to identify people in danger from suicide

Dr Harry Barry revealed his Cocoon Theory at the Console World Suicide Prevention Day Conference yesterday.

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Sep 8th 2012, 8:15 AM