A study of untimely sudden deaths and people who took their lives while in the care of the Donegal Mental Health Service has found that almost half died less than one month after they disengaged with the services.
The finding was part of an overall report produced on the study launched yesterday examining a total of 34 deaths between October 2011 to May 2015.
The launch took place at Education Centre, St Conal’s Hospital, Letterkenny and was attended by representatives from the HSE, the community and voluntary sector and various other interested parties.
The study was commissioned by the DMHS, funded by the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) and conducted by the National Suicide Research Foundation (NSRF) and led by Professor Ella Arensman, Dr Colette Corry and Ms Eileen Williamson.
Wallace Media in conjunction with Donegal Daily was there to record this special package at the launch of the report.
Simply click on the video to view the launch.
