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24/7 mental-health text service 'will save lives’: Harris

A free, anonymous, 24/7 text messaging service enabling people going through a mental health crisis to seek support at any time, day or night, has been hailed by Health Minister Simon Harris as a ‘life-saving’ initiative. Ian Power Crisis Text Line CEO. Pictures: Killian Broderick

24/7 mental-health text service 'will save lives’: Harris

Tue, 16 Jun, 2020 - 19:00

Maresa Fagan

Ian Power, crisis text line CEO. Pictures: Killian Broderick

A free, anonymous, 24/7 text messaging service enabling people going through a mental health crisis to seek support at any time, day or night, has been hailed by Health Minister Simon Harris as a ‘life-saving’ initiative.

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