The focus of this webinar is to hear from strong voices in our community with lived experience of suicide and self-harm. We are delighted to be joined by Mike Palmer, one of the 3 Dad’s Walking, Allison Furlong, mum of Alfie (Alfie’s Squad) and a member of our very own […]

This course will explore the theory and practice of suicide intervention skills that can be applied in any professional or personal setting. This course is for anyone who seeks greater understanding and confidence to intervene with people at risk of suicide. This course also explores possible prevention and post-incident protocols, and […]

The World Health Organization lists interacting with the media on responsible reporting as one of four key, evidence-based strategies for preventing suicide at a population level. This recommendation arises from what is now a rich body of literature describing the Werther and Papageno effects. The theory underpinning these effects is […]

More than 700,000 take their own life each year. Suicide is a serious but preventable challenge with lasting impact on individuals, families and communities. There are many reasons why people take their own life - the reasons and risk factors are complex but help is at hand. This World Suicide […]

The theme of World Suicide Prevention Day this year is ‘Changing the narrative around suicide’, so we’re going to set about changing the part of the old narrative that says suicide shouldn’t be talked about. Because talking about suicide is how we help prevent it. By the end of this […]