Pieta House, Ireland's only centre providing a therapeutic service for the prevention of suicide and self-harm has announced the extension of its opening hours to cope with demand for its services. Suicide rates in Ireland have increased by 42% this year according to the CSO and similarly demand for Pieta House’s service is up by 120% on this time last year. It will now open four nights a week and on Saturdays to meet this demand.
Joan Freeman, CEO, Pieta House attributes this rise in its service to socio-economic factors that have caused an increase in suicide and self-harm rates throughout the country. Commenting on Pieta House's extended opening hours, Joan Freeman said: "We are inundated with new assessments at the moment and we definitely attribute this to the financial situation many people now find themselves in. We expect this to increase further in the New Year as financial difficulties deepen after Christmas. However, Pieta House, like all charities, is also struggling financially. We are now finding that demand is outstripping supply and we urgently need help to continue our work in 2010."
Joan Freeman, CEO, Pieta House attributes this rise in its service to socio-economic factors that have caused an increase in suicide and self-harm rates throughout the country. Commenting on Pieta House's extended opening hours, Joan Freeman said: "We are inundated with new assessments at the moment and we definitely attribute this to the financial situation many people now find themselves in. We expect this to increase further in the New Year as financial difficulties deepen after Christmas. However, Pieta House, like all charities, is also struggling financially. We are now finding that demand is outstripping supply and we urgently need help to continue our work in 2010."
To help Pieta House fund its suicide prevention service into 2010 and raise awareness of suicide and self-harm in Ireland, Pieta House has launched an extensive Christmas campaign.
The Christmas campaign will include extensive fundraising activity, including a New Year’s Eve Gala Dinner at the Stillorgan Park Hotel in Dublin with international singer and star of ‘Blood Brothers’, Rebecca Storm.
For details & ticket information on the New Years Eve Dinner & Show please contact the Stillorgan Park Hotel on 01 2001800 or email Christmas@stillorganpark.com or visit http://www.stillorganpark.com/
For full details of Pieta House or to make a donation, visit www.pieta.ie.
Pictured above:
Daragh O'Neill, General Manager, Stillorgan Park Hotel
For details & ticket information on the New Years Eve Dinner & Show please contact the Stillorgan Park Hotel on 01 2001800 or email Christmas@stillorganpark.com or visit http://www.stillorganpark.com/
For full details of Pieta House or to make a donation, visit www.pieta.ie.
Pictured above:
Daragh O'Neill, General Manager, Stillorgan Park Hotel
Rebecca Storm
Joan Freeman, CEO, Pieta House
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