Awareness can reduce suicide: Samaritans

MAKING emotional health a mainstream issue is the key to reducing Ireland’s high suicide rate, according to the Samaritans’ new director of Ireland Suzanne Costello.

A number of suicides could be prevented if society in general was more accepting of the fact that people do experience emotional stress at some time in their lives, she stressed.

“We know there is a huge demand for our services from people experiencing all sorts of emotional stress. We provide an outlet to take these people out of isolation,” she said.