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Addressing Youth Suicide
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Tuesday May 11, 2004 19:38 by YFG Member
Suicide, attempted suicide and the pressures on people in modern Irish society must become an issue in the forthcoming elections on June 11th according to Young Fine Gael President William Lavelle. Young Fine Gael last night (Monday) held a seminar in Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford on the issue of youth suicide. The meeting was be addressed by Fine Gael Leader Enda Kenny TD as part of his tour of the country ahead of the Local and European Elections on June 11th. |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5having enda kenny as taoiseach would make any right thinking young man (or woman) want to top themselves. at least ahern has some vestige of charisma.
how do fine gael plan to end social deprevation, stigmatisation of mental illness and the lurch towards 'individualism', which in itself breeds alienation?
put more cops on the streets?
saying something needs to be done, and criticising the gov for not doing it, and.... more details please
In certain cases youth suicide can be a good thing - like when the youth have joined Fine Gael. A young person joining a moribund party shows a serious prediliction for suicide and it is probably better to end it swiftly before they have a chance to build up relationships that depend upon them.
You lot really should just stick to your model UN debates. You'd have more chance of getting power there for a start.
Good article "YFG Member". Ignore the abuse.
I urge you and your party to shift your politics to the left. Focus your policies on the most marginalized of our society both nationally and internationally.
So much more resources and changes in strategy are needed for the area of suicide. The Samaritans do an incredible job and yet is run and funded on a totally voluntary basis.
Putting more money into Suicide “may” adversely affect the country's "growth" rate, but one suicide is one too many
::Suicide - Swept under the Carpet::
Sep 12 2003,
definately needs to be explored and talked about more,
i wonder is the figure rising or has there always been roughly the amount there is today
perhaps no one really knows how many were taking their lives a few decades ago