The first Pieta House centre in the northwest opens today in Letterkenny offering free-of-charge and freely-accessible therapy to those experiencing suicidal ideation, those who have been bereaved by suicide, and people who are engaging in self-harm.
Pieta House CEO Brian Higgins said: "Donegal and the northwest has a very real need for the services we offer and we are delighted to finally have a base here.
"We have been asked to come and to develop our services here for a number of years. We have huge support from the Action for Hope and Darkness Into Light committees.
"The growth of Pieta House has always been led by communities. People come together and say that there is an issue around suicide and self-harm in our community and we want to respond to that and we want to eradicate suicide and self-harm from this community.
"While we are delighted to open the doors of a service in the northwest, we really can't wait to reach a point where we can close those doors through the eradication of suicide."
Pieta House North West is based in the Grand Central Building on Canal Road in Letterkenny and is staffed by a centre manager, three clinical support staff, a team of sessional therapists and a suicide bereavement liaison officer.
