Seanad debates
Thursday, 27 February 2003
Suicide Incidence: Statements.
Priority is being given to education awareness and promoting a better understanding among the public towards mental health. We are all aware of the pressures on young people such as bullying, emotional distress, addictions, peer pressure and examination pressure. We tend to think that people are weak if they suffer from anxiety, depression inability to cope or have suicidal tendencies but it is widely acknowledged that one in four women and one in ten men will experience depression during their lifetime. Many are successful people, role models and celebrities.
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