Gallagher death sparks call for more mental health services

A youth organisation is today calling on the Government to honour its commitment to set up primary mental health care facilities for young people.

Gallagher death sparks call for more mental health services

A youth organisation is today calling on the Government to honour its commitment to set up primary mental health care facilities for young people.

The call from Spunout.ie comes after 15-year-old Shannon Gallagher, from Co Donegal, took her own life on Wednesday - less then six weeks after her 13-year-old sister Erin also died by suicide, amid allegations that she had been bullied online.

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