A study on attitudes towards mental health shows that 61% of adults still believe mental health difficulties are seen as a personal failure.
Over a quarter of people wouldn't tell anyone if they were experiencing suicidal thoughts, while 3-in-5 wouldn't tell a partner if they were on anti-depressants.
Paul Gilligan is the CEO of St Patrick's Mental Health Services, which commissioned the survey to mark World Suicide Prevention Day:
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Angela Hayes from Teach Tom in Kilkenny has this advice for someone who is feeling suicidal:
