Thirteen serving gardaí have taken their lives over the last three years, according to figures released to The Irish Times through the Freedom of Information Act. During 2018 and 2019, 401 gardaí were referred for psychiatric, psychological assessment or related primary mental health services while 51 were referred for cognitive behavioural therapy over that two year period. No records for the number of gardaí referred to for such treatments are held for the year 2017. In addition, 1,436 gardaí had reduced hours as a result of mental health issues between 2016 and 2018; 424 in 2016, 466 in 2017 and 546 in 2018. She said in some cases “this is recorded under the mental health sub-category or in the comments filed against another sub-category.

Source: The Irish Times May 16, 2020 15:22 UTC