Suicide/self-harm rates fall but still higher than in boom

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

New figures revealed by two separate in-depth national reports into the dual crises revealed the situation yesterday — warning Cork and Kerry are among the worst-hit parts of the country.

The HSE’s National Office for Suicide Prevention’s 2012 annual report shows a total of 495 deaths were provisionally recorded as suicides in 2010.