One in 10 people aged under 35 tried to take their life, survey finds 

One in 10 people aged under 35 tried to take their life, survey finds 

Chief Medical Officer Professor Breda Smyth said: “We do know that our population has been significantly traumatised, as has the international population, with the pandemic."

The latest Healthy Ireland survey has found one in 10 of people aged under 35 reported trying to take their own life.

Chief Medical Officer Professor Breda Smyth said she is “very concerned” about these figures.

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