Suicide affects many people in our society today. Campaign Against Suicide (C.A.S) was started in Limerick, Ireland to draw attention to the issue.

We believe that suicide is something that can and should be talked about more openly. We also believe that the pressure surrounding suicidal ideation may be reduced by talking in confidence to a trusted person about all the issues involved at that time and may help a person to avoid suicide.

This website features interviews with people who have been affected by suicide. We hope that listening to these interviews will help others. Click HERE

The HELP section has details of organisations who may be able to help you if you are suicidal. Click HERE

We are also advocating for a drop in centre to be opened in Limerick city centre for people who are suicidal. Click HERE

To contact Campaign Against Suicide (C.A.S.) click HERE

See our film on YouTube here http://www.youtube.com/user/CASLimerick The Christy Moore album 'Listen' is available HERE

Follow us on Twitter here http://twitter.com/CASLimerick

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Email CAS: campaignagainstsuicide@gmail.com

 

You can download and print our poster if you want. RIGHT click HERE and choose 'Save Target As' or 'Save Link As'.

 

This is our MISSION STATEMENT

Our goals at C.A.S. (LIMERICK) are S.I.M.P.L.E.

S-OLICITATION
I-MPLEMENTATION
M-AGNIFICATION
P-UBLICATION
L-OBBYING
E-NGAGEMENT

• SOLICITATION of ideas, suggestions, goodwill and combined expertise of the majority in local society to develop policies and strategies to prevent suicide.

• IMPLEMENTATION of these policies and strategies at a local level to prevent suicide.

• MAGNIFICATION of awareness of the communality of personal problems that seem unique to the individual and awareness of the services that exist to encourage people, especially in the vulnerable 15-24 year old age group, to come forward and avail of these services and seek help/treatment.

This will involve combating taboos associated with the discussion of suicide, depression, emotions (especially among young men), human sexuality and also combating stygmatisation, labeling and stereotyping of diagnosed conditions of mental illness. The mind is an organ of the body as much as the heart, if there is no stygma attached to having a heart condition then why should we allow a stygma to be attached to an ailment of the mind.

• PUBLICATION To publicise to as great an extent possible, with the help and goodwill of local agencies and media, (especially those with an audience/readership that contains vulnerable groupings such as 15-24 year olds, post retirement 65+ and members of our gay community) the services that are available so that individuals might seek help and present for treatment.

To tackle taboos, stereotyping, labeling and stygmatisation so that vulnerable people will not be ashamed or embarrassed to present themselves to professional services for help/treatment. This will include dissemination of information to interested parties.

• LOBBYING for more resources to be deployed toward suicide prevention and mental health treatment.

• ENGAGEMENT and co-operation with other bodies, agencies and parties with similar objectives towards common goals.

* To send a message of support to CAS click HERE