‘Marked rise’ in mental health crises among calls to helpline
The large majority of contacts to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre last year were female. Photograph: iStock’s national helpline increased by more than a third last year compared with 2021, with a “marked rise” in mental health crises and suicidal ideation among callers.
Commenting on the sharp increase after Covid, Ms Blackwell said: “Domestic violence and sexual violence, although they are allied, they report very, very differently. Where indicated, 70 per cent of people were contacting the helpline for the first time, compared with about half of contacts in 2021. The ages of contacts ranged from under 16 to over 80.The largest cohort was 18-23 year-olds followed by 40-49 year-olds .
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