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Ireland has the highest rate in Europe for young girls taking their own lives [Independent.ie]

 

Suicide in Ireland is intrinsically linked with men. According to figures from the Office for Suicide Prevention (HSE), of the 451 suicides in 2015, 375 were male and 76 were female. Figures were similar in 2014, with 399 male suicides to 87 female.

However, although over four times more men take their own lives than women, Ireland has the highest rate for child suicide of girls in Europe. The shocking statistic was highlighted at the World Congress on Women's Health held recently in Dublin and hosted jointly by the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) and Trinity College, Dublin.

So what is going on with our girls? Are they being left behind as we focus on encouraging our young men to talk and reach out for help when they are having a mental health crisis?

Gillian O'Brien is director of clinical governance with Jigsaw, a national organisation which has been providing mental health services to young people for over 10 years. She says that more girls attend their services than boys.

[For more of this story, written by Barbara Scully, go to http://www.independent.ie/life...-lives-35527041.html]

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