Munster has some of the highest rates of suicide, according to the latest figures published by the National Office for Suicide Prevention.

States services and supports for those with mental health problems and the growing suicide crisis are “inadequate and scandalous”, a priest has stated.

A levy on all alcohol sold in supermarkets and off-licences should be imposed to raise €200m a year for suicide prevention services, Fianna Fáil Senator Marc Mac Sharry has urged.

Dozens of people die by suicide every year despite seeking help because they are sent home early from facilities or are turned away by doctors.

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A HSE group tasked with battling Ireland’s suicide epidemic failed to spend almost a third of its budget last year due to serious delays in finding someone to lead the organisation.

Over the past three years, Ireland has had one of the highest suicide rates in Europe, especially among young people.

Suicide and self-harm rates have fallen but are still significantly higher than before the recession began.

Regarding the article on suicide in the Irish Examiner last Saturday, I would like to point out that the figures on suicide for 2012 released by the Central Statistics Office last week are only preliminary figures, and I would recommend caution in interpreting them.

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The key post of director of the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) has finally been filled after being vacant for over a year.

A “handful” of people are responsible for implementing the national suicide prevention strategy, according to the former deputy head of the National Office for Suicide Prevention.

The key post of director at the National Office for Suicide Prevention remains unfilled as figures show male suicide has rocketed by almost 140% in the past 30 years.

A senior Fine Gael TD has urged politicians to be careful about how they debate issues relating to the budget in order to avoid raising fears unnecessarily.

THE HSE’s national office for suicide prevention (NOSP) has begun training staff in organisations such as Citizens Advice and MABS because of the increasing numbers of people presenting in distress, the minister with responsibility for mental health has said.

THE founding member of a coalition of suicide charities, the Action on Suicide Alliance, has pulled out of the organisation claiming it now lacks independence and cannot criticise its state funders.

THE director of the National Office for Suicide Prevention has threatened to resign over staffing issues in his office which he says are “seriously impeding” its work.

IT is an indictment of the HSE that the director of the National Office for Suicide Prevention has threatened to resign because he does not have enough staff to do the work of his office properly.

THE country’s economic problems have contributed to the single biggest surge in suicides ever recorded in Ireland, according to a report.

THE alarming level of suicide has been described as “a national disaster”, with figures showing the number who took their lives last year to be the highest in a decade.

A MENTAL health programme aimed at young children could improve academic performance, a conference has heard.

IF, as the director of the National Office for Suicide Prevention suggests, that the surge in suicide is partially due to the recession then it is not going too far to say that those responsible have blood on their hands.

IRELAND’S first 24-hour national suicide helpline manned by specialist counsellors and psychotherapists has received more than 18,000 calls in just six months.

YOUNG people believe isolation is the biggest threat to mental health and cite drink, drugs and peer pressure as the main problems they face as teenagers.

ALMOST 700 people directly affected by suicide are expected to attend a series of public vigils and support days this week as part of World Suicide Prevention Week.

THE National Office for Suicide Prevention’s (NOSP) latest annual report deliberately misled the public by claiming suicide levels fell last year, a leading support group has claimed.

TODAY is World Suicide Prevention Day, the objective of which is to promote global commitment and action to prevent suicides.

IRELAND’S suicide rate is at its lowest since 1993 when it was decriminalised, the HSE’s National Office for Suicide Prevention’s (NOSP) latest report reveals.

MORE research into the area of institutional childhood abuse and suicidal behaviour is needed and should be prioritised, a leading suicide researcher has said.

THE author of the first Irish study into the long-term effects of institutional child abuse on survivors has warned that the repercussions of the scandal could be felt for several generations to come.

THE funding cuts of 12.5% for the National Office of Suicide Prevention (NOSP), as you reported on March 12, underlines the lack of proactive thinking on the issue.

THE 12.5% cut in funding for the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) means that those at risk of suicide are being “abjectly failed” by authorities, an Oireachtas meeting has heard.

Almost two-thirds of people would hide mental problems, an alarming survey revealed today.

No extra funding is planned for suicide prevention this year, the Tánaiste told the Dáil today.

THE National Office for Suicide Prevention says it will set measurable targets for reducing suicides. Its first report confirmed there were 432 registered suicides last year.

NEARLY 500 people take their own lives every year, but the problem can be tackled by greater public awareness, a suicide prevention forum heard yesterday.