Back from the brink: There is support for those battling depression

Depression is a debilitating condition that can have fatal consequences but there is plenty of help and support available, says Áilín Quinlan

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Stephen Crowley had made detailed suicide plans but an unexpected phone call from a concerned work colleague saved his life.

It was 2007, and the father-of-four was deeply depressed and in agony from injuries sustained in an industrial accident.