Garda Victim Information Packs set to launch in Sligo
The Sligo/Leitrim Garda Division are set to officially launch Garda Victim Information Packs to support victims of crime along with families affected by suicide. In partnership with local and national victim support organisations, the Gardaí in Sligo and Leitrim have developed victim information packs that will be provided by Gardaí…
Northwest STOP needs support to help it meet the growing demand for its lifesaving work
The future of a north west suicide-prevention group is at stake unless it gets government support for its life-saving work. Manorhamilton-based Northwest STOP was founded 15 years ago by families bereaved through suicide. It receives no State support despite a growing demand for its counselling services for those in distress…
Councillor calls for local suicide prevention groups to be treated fairly in funding allocations
A Leitrim councillor is calling for local groups working to prevent suicide to be given equal treatment as national organisations when it comes to funding. Many local groups are made up of volunteers working in their local areas. And some of them receive little, if any, government funding. Sinn Fein…
Donegal taxi drivers to be trained in suicide prevention
Taxi drivers in Donegal are to start training in January as part of Taxi watch, an initiative that aims to train taxi drivers with suicide prevention skills. Founded in November in 2014 by Derek Devoy, the initiative teaches taxi drivers how to help somebody who may be in distress or…
Scanlon: Families with suicidal young people enduring ‘horrific ordeals’
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says mental health needs to be given the same priority as physical health. Fianna Fail Deputy Eamon Scanlon says he has been contacted by families who have had to visit hospital emergency departments with loved ones who were suicidal. But he says some were sent home with…
New strategy to reduce suicide being launched in Sligo and Leitrim
A government minister is to launch a new strategy hoping to reduce suicide in counties Sligo and Leitrim. Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People Jim Daly will launch ‘Connecting for Life’ on Tuesday, 17th October in The Bush Hotel in Carrick on Shannon. ‘Connecting for Life’ is…