Booklet advises how to spot suicidal behaviour

Pieta House and the Irish Countrywomen’s Association have stepped up their collaboration on suicide prevention by producing a booklet designed to teach ICA members and their families how to spot the signs of suicidal behaviour.

The booklet, which also gives advice on how to seek help for those in crisis, will be distributed throughout the ICA guild network over the next month.

The booklet launch at the ICA’s annual general meeting comes as the tragedy of suicide in Ireland was brought into sharp focus with a total of five deaths in Galway in the past week.