Loss of homes ‘sparks suicide crisis’

The strain of losing their homes is driving growing numbers of people into a “suicidal crisis”, a suicide support group has said.

Console said it receives around 3,400 calls a month, including a “wave of callers” who can not see a way out of the housing crisis.

Chief executive Paul Kelly called on the new government to send out a message that “people can stay in their homes” while they sort out the wider crisis.