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Governments priorities

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  • 24-03-2017 7:39pm
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    Live65a846d0ee
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 209 ✭✭


    Suicide deaths Ireland 2015 - 451
    Road fatalities 2015 - 193

    So what gets more coverage and attention?
    Speeding adverts everywhere and speed vans everywhere. Absolutely insane amount of stuff related to road accidents like seats belts, speed, intoxication etc.
    Yet there is nowhere near as much coverage for suicide
    If this does not tell you that our government is 100% about profit then I don't know what will.


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    #2
    Frigating
    Registered Users Posts: 249 ✭✭Frigating


    Raising awareness of suicide in trying to prevent it often has the opposite effect as the idea sticks in vulnerable people's minds. I know there was a time I would have been at risk for this. Encouraging people to talk about their mental health without mentioning the S word is far more helpful, and is something I've seen more and more of recently.


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