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“The Guardian” article about our Suicide Crisis Centre

Thank you to “The Guardian” for publishing a second article about our Suicide Crisis Centre. In this article, Joy (our CEO) looks at the power imbalance that exists between psychiatrist and patient within mental health services. She describes how her... Read More

Letter From 10 Downing Street: The Government Gives Its Opinion On Our Work

We have received a letter from 10 Downing Street which states: “The Government appreciates the excellent work that the Suicide Crisis Centre does.” “The Department of Health is always keen to learn from best practice and often uses this to... Read More

The Guardian article about our Suicide Crisis Centre

“We never set out to achieve zero suicide. We simply set out to do everything that we could for each individual to help them survive”. Thank you very much to The Guardian for publishing this article about our Suicide Crisis... Read More

Joy’s Contributions To Parliamentary Groups And Inquiries

Joy was invited to a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on suicide and self-harm in the House of Lords in December. This month she has been invited to provide a further submission for the Health Select Committee inquiry into... Read More

BBC 6 O Clock News Features Our Work: On Call With Charity Suicide Crisis

The BBC 6 o clock news featured the work of our charity on 29th November. A news crew filmed us as we went out to visit clients in their homes. As well as providing a Suicide Crisis Centre where clients... Read More

Joy Gives Evidence At Select Committee In Parliament

Joy was invited to give oral evidence to the Parliamentary Health Select Committee on the 8th November. They are undertaking an inquiry into the action needed to help prevent suicide. Joy was asked to speak to the Select Committee about... Read More

BBC TV Visits Us For Breakfast News Piece

The BBC’s social affairs editor, Michael Buchanan, came to interview Joy for a BBC breakfast TV news piece about the number of patients dying by suicide under the NHS crisis teams nationally. Joy spoke about her experiences under the crisis... Read More

Our Presentation To The National Suicide Prevention Advisory Group

The Government’s adviser on suicide, Louis Appleby, approached us a few weeks ago to ask us to give a presentation about our work to the National Suicide Prevention Strategy Advisory Group, which he chairs. We did so on Tuesday. We... Read More

Sky News Focuses On Our Suicide Crisis Centre

Huge thanks to Sky News for featuring our Suicide Crisis Centre in news bulletins throughout the day on World Suicide Prevention Day. Our thanks in particular to Adele who interviewed Joy and one of our male clients in such a... Read More

USA Today Features Our Suicide Crisis Centre

We are very grateful to USA Today for this article about our Suicide Crisis Centre on World Suicide Prevention Day. This has helped so much in increasing awareness of our work. Thank you in particular to Jane who did the... Read More