Pieta House reveals one person a day in Ireland died by suicide in 2018

More than 5,300 people have had face-to-face appointments with Pieta's suicide-prevention service this year.

Pieta House reveals one person a day in Ireland died by suicide in 2018

One person a day died by suicide in Ireland last year.

Globally, one person takes their own life every 40 seconds – a death rate higher than war, the World Health Organisation has said.

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