Girl (10) youngest caller to Galway suicide counsellors

A 10-years-old girl from Galway has made contact with a suicide centre – after telling her parents she had nothing left to live for.

The young girl’s parents brought her to the Pieta House West centre in Tuam which was opened at the end of last year – and which has since dealt with around 170 people who desperately needed their help.

But the tragedy is that a girl as young as 10 has now sought the help of the nine therapists which are employed at the centre in Tuam. It is the only such suicide or self harm centre in the West of Ireland and since it opened at the end of last year, it has dealt with a huge number of tragic circumstances.

Marie Moran is Administrative Manager of Pieta House West in Tuam and she said that they had been extremely busy since opening late last year.

She told the Galway City Tribune that the centre had dealt all ages from 10 to someone in their 70s and was currently treating around 170 people, mainly from Galway City and County, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon and Longford.

Marie said that the number of enquiries they had received since they opened last December was substantial and that this justified the need for such a service in the West of Ireland.

The parents of the 10-years-old girl informed staff that their daughter felt that she had nothing to live for. She is currently receiving treatment from the therapists at Pieta House and they are hopeful that she will make a full recovery.

You can log on to pleasetalk.ie to find a range of relevant contact details including Samaritans (091-561222 or 116 123) or Pieta House  (093-25586).