Crisis response teams to tackle rural suicide

Elaine Houlihan, president of Macra na Feirme.

Crisis response teams are to be sent to rural communities grappling with suicides and other tragedies under an initiative launched on Wednesday.

The teams will be part of Make the Moove, a mental health programme launched after a spike in suicides in North Tipperary, Elaine Houlihan, president of Macra Na Feirme, told a meeting at the 92nd National Ploughing Championships.