A new study claims there are strong links between excessive drinking and suicidal behaviour in Irish teenagers.
Headstrong is launching a new survey today which, for the first time, details the mental health and well-being of Irish young people, between the ages of 12 and 25.
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It has found that more than 60 percent of young adults – or those between the ages 17 and 25 – reported drinking outside of World Health Organisation norms.
Drinkers in this age group were more likely to report suicidal tendencies.
Director of research at Headstrong, Barbara Dooley, says investment in young people’s mental health – at an early stage – prevents long-term problems developing:
