Pieta House Partners With Pint Aid For Fundraising Campaign
Pieta House offers free counselling to people experiencing suicidal ideation, people who engage in self-harm and those who have been bereaved by suicide. It also operates the free 1800 247 247 suicide helpline. www.PintAid.ie is a crowdfunding movement for charities and causes. Every month they raise funds for a different charity by encouraging the public […]
Pieta House calls on people to look out for each other after Christmas
Suicide and self-harm charity Pieta House has called on people to be mindful of each other as we make the sometimes difficult transition from Christmas into January and the New Year. This comes as the charity reports a massive increase in calls for its services in January every year. “Christmas is a […]
Breaking the Cycle of Suicide in Ireland – The Fight Starts Here..
Some of Ireland’s top celebrities including Roz Purcell and Brent Pope, are joining forces to help ‘Break the Cycle’ of suicide in Ireland, by getting involved with Cycle Against Suicide, a National Suicide Awareness initiative taking place around Ireland from Monday 22nd April to Sunday 5thMay 2013. The idea behind the project was developed […]
93% Increase in Under 18 Year Olds Seeking Help from suicide and self-harm centre Pieta House
Pieta House, the suicide and self-harm crisis centre have announced new figures that show a significant rise in people seeking their help in 2011. The biggest increase was in the under-18 age group which saw an increase of 93%. 70% of these were female. This age group also had the highest instance of self-harm. “The […]
Kathryn Thomas and Micheal O’Muircheartaigh launch Pieta House’s annual fundraiser Darkness into Light
Today (Wednesday, 4th April) GAA legend Micheál O’Muircheartaigh and RTÉ’s The Voice presenter Kathryn Thomas launched Pieta House’s annual fundraiser – Darkness into Light which will take place in 14 locations around the country at 4am on Saturday, 12th May 2012. Pieta House, the suicide and self-harm crisis centre is calling on people from all […]