Ireland has the fourth highest level of teen suicide in the EU, according to the most recent UNICEF report on the issue.
This worrying stat that has prompted Dublin-based Senator Catherine Noone to call for the rolling out of a national online psychological counselling service to help teens and young people in distress.
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Senator Noone said: “This is clearly wholly unacceptable, and whilst I fully commend the work of Ireland’s national strategy to reduce suicide -‘Connecting for Life’ – I believe even more can be done - especially in the area of teen suicide."
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