Suicide Prevention

Need urgent help

• Please dial NHS 111 and select option 2 if you are experiencing a mental health crisis. You will be connected to the contact centre where trained staff will provide appropriate support and advice 24 hours a day/365 days of the year
• Samaritans (24/7) Call 116 123
• SHOUT (24/7) Text 85258
• C.A.L.M. (for men, 5pm-12am) Call 0800 585 858
• Papyrus: Hopeline (for under 35’s, 9am-12am) Call 0800 068 4141 Text: 07860039967

Create a Safety Plan https://stayingsafe.net/
or use the Stay Alive App https://stayalive.prevent-suicide.org.uk/

Look after yourself
If someone shares thoughts about suicide it can feel distressing and overwhelming. It is important to look after yourself as well as them. Accessing support services or talking to someone you trust about how you feel might be helpful.

Grieving someone who has died by suicide

All deaths and the grieving process is unique to each individual, but losing someone to suicide can often complicate this process. The normal emotions a person may feel such as anger, guilt and denial can be heightened and may be struggling to understand what has happened.

The below services and resources can offer support on what to do next, who to contact, how to tell family and friends and peer support:

Victim Support
Hope after Suicide Loss are a local Suffolk charity that offers:

• Peer to peer monthly groups
• One-on-one online telephone support
• Counselling support

Suicide Awareness Training - A 20 minute suicide awareness training to gain skills and confidence to help someone who may be considering suicide
https://www.zerosuicidealliance.com/suicide-awareness-training

Bereaved by suicide training
This webinar aims to introduce attendees to the impact of bereavement by suicide and those affected an best be supported.  Buy tickets – Supporting those Bereaved by Suicide – Zoom

MindEd is a free educational and training resource for mental health support, across professions and organisations and including parents and carers, This includes a suicide and self harm prevention module.
For more information about MindEd visit: https://www.minded.org.uk/.

Internet safety, suicide and self-harm – NHS Learning Hub
How to talk about internet use around suicide and self-harm with the people you support
https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/internet-safety-suicide-and-self-harm/

Samaritans Open Courses including:
Conversations with vulnerable people, Managing suicidal conversations, Listening Skills and Building resilience and wellbeing.
https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/workplace/workplace-staff-training/one-day-courses/open-courses/

The Ollie Foundation
Provides a range of free online training sessions such as talk safe, plansade and ASSIST training
https://theolliefoundation.org/what-we-do/calendar/

Cruse Bereavement Support                                                                                                      The UKs leading bereavement charity offer a range of specialist training.  https://www.cruse.org.uk/organisations/training-for-individuals/

Help for Heroes provide support, resources and training to veterans and their families.  https://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/get-help/mental-health-and-wellbeing/suicide-awareness/

Webinar 1 of the Suffolk Suicide Prevention Strategy - Making Suicide Everybody's Business covers the topic of Relationship Breakup.

Webinar 2 of the Suffolk Suicide Prevention Strategy - Making Suicide Everybody's Business covers the topic of Poverty.

Webinar 3 of the Suffolk Suicide Prevention Strategy - Making Suicide Everybody's Business covers the topic of Substance Misuse.

Webinar 4 of the Suffolk Suicide Prevention Strategy - Making Suicide Everybody's Business covers the topic of Autism.

Webinar 5 of the Suffolk Suicide Prevention Strategy - Making Suicide Everybody's Business covers the topic of Domestic Abuse.

Webinar 6 of the Suffolk Suicide Prevention Strategy - Making Suicide Everybody's Business covers the topic of Young People.