Call for response to alarming increase in suicide

THE alarming rise in suicide, particularly among young men who have lost their jobs, warrants an emergency government response, a conference on suicide prevention was told yesterday.

Dan Neville, Fine Gael spokesman on mental health was speaking at the launch of a programme, called Optimising Suicide Prevention Programmes and their Implementation, in Limerick (OSPI-Limerick).

Limerick along with three other regions in Portugal, Hungary and Germany have been chosen by the European Commission for suicide intervention programmes.