Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 13 March 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children
Suicide in Ireland: Discussion
11:50 am
Ms Joan Freeman:
I have heard many criticisms about using the word "suicide" and that we have nearly normalised it. We can never go back to putting it under the carpet. Last year 4,000 people came to us because they were unafraid to do so. I ask the Government to examine this issue in a way that we can tell the public that there will be a major reduction in suicide if they include us in that dialogue and in the implementation.
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