Figures belie warnings that Covid curbs and concerns would result in surge, scientist says
Some countries recorded a drop in suicides, according to Lancet study
Mental health experts warn, however, that the fallout post-Covid could be worse than anticipated
Researchers express concern over pandemic’s long-term impact on suicide and lack of real-time data
It is a fact that if people do less and use less, then GDP will fall
A pilot mental-health programme for teenagers, which proved highly successful in two Irish counties, should be rolled out to every second-level school, says the country’s foremost expert
Response ‘would have warranted an immediate assessment, treatment and support’
Not obligatory for GPs to be trained in identifying red flags associated with suicidal risk, parents say
Call for law on minimum prices for drink to be introduced to combat self harm in State
More than a quarter of women who took their own lives in Cork worked in health care
Huge increase in number of homeless people presenting at hospitals after self-harm, report finds
Level of self harm also rose by 30% during the same period, UCC academic reveals
Latest deaths will not be recorded or studied by the State in any substantive way
Deadlock in Cabinet, Electric Picnic, media reporting of murder-suicide and Ian Bailey
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