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Two taxonomies were identified within the call log data from a Northern Ireland telephone crisis helpline (Lifeline), categorising the cited reason for each call. One taxonomy categorised the reasons at a fine granular level; the other taxonomy used the relatively coarser International Classification of Diseases\u201310. Exploratory data analytic techniques were applied to discover insights into why individuals contact crisis helplines. Risk ratings of calls were also compared to assess the associations between presenting issue and of risk of suicide as assessed. Reasons for contacting the service were assessed across geolocations. Association rule mining was used to identify associations between the presenting reasons for client\u2019s calls. Results demonstrate that both taxonomies show that calls with reasons relating to suicide are the most common reasons for contacting Lifeline and were a prominent feature of the discovered association rules. 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