Madam, - I commend you on your coverage of the Government's proposals to reduce the numbers of suicides.
A close friend of my family committed suicide tragically during the past year and I am shocked at how badly our society deals with those who feel alone and that life is too much to cope with. We need more articles that highlight the horrific loss to our nation of this illness of the mind and promote its prevention. - Yours, etc,
BARRY MULCAHY, Blackrock, Co Dublin.