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Fri 09 Sep 2010Government urged to boost funding for suicide prevention
SUICIDE PREVENTION campaigners have urged the Government to dramatically increase the funding allocated to support services aimed at reducing the number of people taking their own lives.
Figures published earlier this year show a record 527 people died by suicide last year, a 24 per cent increase over the previous year. On Wednesday, the Government announced it was allocating an additional €1 million to suicide prevention groups, bringing the overall spend on these services to €5.5 million.
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