ICA backs campaign to reduce rural suicides

Liz Wall has made mental health a priority theme of her ICA presidency.

To mark World Suicide Day, which took place last week, ICA has teamed up with Pieta House — the suicide and self-harm crisis centre — in a campaign to reduce the incidence of suicide in rural communities.

With males accounting for eight out of 10 suicides in Ireland, the Mind Our Men campaign aims to help both men and women in rural and farming communities spot the warning signs of suicide and intervene to save a life.