What’s Behind Northern Ireland’s Mental Health Crisis? | NowThis World
The suicide rate in Northern Ireland nearly doubled in a 10-year span after the signing of the peace agreement known as the Good Friday Peace Agreement or ...
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April 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement being signed in Northern Ireland. The move sought to end 30 years of sectarian conflict in the region, between Irish Republicans and the British State Forces and Loyalists. But in the aftermath of the violence, staggering numbers of suicides and reports of local people struggling with mental health issues emerged in Northern Ireland. Hey guys I’m Versha, this is NowThis World, and in this episode we’re diving into data that shows there’s a real mental health crisis in Northern Ireland. More people have died of suicide during the last 20 years of peace than were killed during 3 decades of conflict. But before we talk about the present day, we need to take a quick look at the events that got us here. First off - Northe...
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April 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement being signed in Northern Ireland. The move sought to end 30 years of sectarian conflict in the region, between Irish Republicans and the British State Forces and Loyalists. But in the aftermath of the violence, staggering numbers of suicides and reports of local people struggling with mental health issues emerged in Northern Ireland. Hey guys I’m Versha, this is NowThis World, and in this episode we’re diving into data that shows there’s a real mental health crisis in Northern Ireland. More people have died of suicide during the last 20 years of peace than were killed during 3 decades of conflict. But before we talk about the present day, we need to take a quick look at the events that got us here. First off - Northe...
