{"podcast":{"title":"The Explainer","slug":"the-explainer-1063834","podcast_index_feed_id":1063834,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66f2a0897a3d63d20ff54509","website_url":"http://thejournal.ie","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/66f2a0897a3d63d20ff54509/1765793812580-5cd8fe19-5170-4d0c-8527-121c6e6fa022.jpeg","author":"The Explainer","episode_count":422,"summary":"The Explainer is a weekly podcast from The Journal that takes a deeper look at one big news story you need to know about. What's the background? Why is this in the news? Get the facts behind the story from Ireland's biggest news website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T04:20:16.018886+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explainer-1063834"},"episode":{"title":"Why are hundreds of suspected suicides invisible in official stats?","slug":"why-are-hundreds-of-suspected-suicides-invisible-in-official-stats","published_at":"2026-02-11T17:48:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explainer-1063834/why-are-hundreds-of-suspected-suicides-invisible-in-official-stats","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explainer-1063834","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-explainer/episodes/why-are-hundreds-of-suspected-suicides-invisible-in-official","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66f2a0897a3d63d20ff54509/e/698cc0d1d36bede670d5378d/media.mp3","summary":"Internal HSE figures obtained by The Journal Investigates reveal that hundreds of people have died by suspected suicide within weeks of being in contact with healthcare services. Families who have lost loved ones say the system is overwhelmed, and that patients are often discharged without adequate follow-up or are left waiting in chaotic environments that are ill-equipped to handle psychiatric emergencies. We speak to Patricia Devlin from The Journal Investigates. Help is available: You can contact Samaritans on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.ie  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Internal HSE figures obtained by The Journal Investigates reveal that hundreds of people have died by suspected suicide within weeks of being in contact w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":730,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-explainer-1063834/episodes/why-are-hundreds-of-suspected-suicides-invisible-in-official-stats/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explainer-1063834/why-are-hundreds-of-suspected-suicides-invisible-in-official-stats.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}