Ireland’s Central Statistics Office (CSO) recorded more than 400 deaths by suicide in 2014, with one in three of those occurring among people under 35 years old. With many people now turning to online resources to find help, ReachOut Ireland and the HSE’s National Office for Suicide Prevention have published the first-ever good practice guide for online mental health services.

Connor McKenna is head of the AV department at Silicon Republic

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