There was a 49 per cent increase in the number of people texting the suicide helpline run by Console in the first half of the year.
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The charity says young men are mostly using their mobile phones to contact them – 62 per cent of all texts come from males.
Console is describing this figure as a "breakthrough" in suicide prevention – because men are four times more likely to take their own lives.
Over 3,900 people texted the service between January and June – compared to over 2,600 during the same period last year.