"I don't think Martin McGuinness necessarily intended to kill anyone while in the IRA." factual
This has been the case for a number of years now, and that was when the economy was going well.
Rate of suicide among young men has always been high.
I seriously think the department of education is the leading cause of death among 17/18/19 year olds. The Leaving cert is one of the most grueling challenges of any youth's life and the pressure, for some, is overwhelming and is just too much. Having to regurgitate your entire knowledge base in two weeks is just an insane task for anyone. We need a continuous assessment system that takes the pressure off students and which exams them in stages.
I am unaware of how good this Org is; but that members of bereavement and support groups would recommend the helpline:
Console - Living With Suicide
I've been thinking about this lately. I wonder what was the suicide rate in the 80s? I'd be surprised if this economic crisis didn't lead to a spike in suicide rates amongst young people.
To live honestly, to hurt no one, to give every one his due.
this might be of help to youOriginally Posted by evercloserunion
http://www.who.int/mental_health/media/irel.pdf
What nobody wants to talk about is the 'M' word, that's right folks it's MALES that are doing most of the suicides.
Supposedly the dominant sex are really struggling to cope with the present way our society is structured.
...but sure we've always been the expendable sex.
That maybe true, but we have had 3 since December,in our community, all Girls in their mid-teen's.
Indeed two of those occurred in the last 3 weeks, and no apparent reason.
I think an additional factor, compared to the 80's , is the prevalence of drug debts amongst the young. Gangsters are putting huge pressure on them.
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