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Suicide numbers in Ireland shockingly high - GPA's nationwide counseling service for county players

SEAN POTTS,

IrishCentral Contributing Writer

Published Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 10:31 AM

Updated Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 11:15 AM

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Number of suicides in Ireland reaches shocking levels.

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And the GPA will also support the well known mental health organization Aware which is running a fundraising and awareness drive next summer, a campaign which, it is hoped, will reach every county in Ireland.

What was most encouraging from the GPA’s perspective was the number of players who volunteered to act as ambassadors for mental health, perhaps reflecting changing attitudes in Ireland to the issue.

And changing attitudes is the next essential step the country needs to take if it is to protect young people from losing hope.

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merefalow | Dec 08, 2011, 02:29 PM EST

pity it dont effect politicoes

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CaptainCon | Dec 08, 2011, 02:01 AM EST

Sirpeter there is a problem in particular among young men in Ireland and the way statistics are gathered hides a number of suicides depending on the method chosen for the suicide. There is also the reluctance of doctors in rural areas to put suicide down as a cause of death because of stigma attached to the act. Comparisons to Japan are interesting though because there also we have a large population of young men in partiucular stuck in a kind of unemployment stasis.

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sirpeter | Dec 07, 2011, 09:10 PM EST

Wrong again.Suicide while tragic and always shockingly to high is no higher or lower per head of population than any other European country and it is certainly lower than Japan.Is this PunchCentral?IC headlines are always misleading ye pack of fu*kers.Ye know the headline has the best lasting impact when it comes to a lie.

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CaptainCon | Dec 07, 2011, 11:31 AM EST

Good work- nice to see a national organisation not attempting to hide the problem but being open and planning properly for a known issue. Highly recommend to any young person suffering from depression/the black dog to avail of any opportunity to talk to someone. They may not be able to make the problem disappear but you will be in a better state of mind afterwards and much more likely to come upon that solution that puts you back on the road.

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