We are nearing the end of National Suicide Prevention Week. This is the week that our Suicide Crisis Centre opened and started taking referrals. Several volunteers completed their ASIST training this week. This is the final stage of their training with us. Our... Read More
Our new PTSD group is starting in central Cheltenham on Tuesday 20th August at 6.00pm. At the first meeting an NHS psychological therapist from IAPT will be coming to talk to the group about PTSD and treatments. Other professionals (who work with... Read More
We are grateful to Andrew Trotter, OBE, Chief Constable of the British Transport Police, for describing the work of Suicide Crisis as “pioneering”, in a letter that he wrote to Joy on 9th July.... Read More
This is the link to Joy and Graham talking about our trauma services and our suicide crisis services on BBC Radio Gloucestershire (30th June). The programme starts at 6.00am and Joy and Graham come in at 9.10am. Thank you to Mark Smith... Read More
Our trauma services have been running since May. We are providing one to one support to people who have PTSD, either at our centre or as outreach work. We are offering outreach work because you have identified that it’s needed. All... Read More
Our new volunteers started training with us this week. They’re receiving a package of training over the summer months, starting with a training course that Gloucestershire College is formulating and providing especially for us . Next month Bristol Mind provide training in SafeTALK (identifying... Read More
We are very pleased that Gail Hodgson is now actively involved with our charity. Gail has been a psychiatrist in Gloucestershire for many years. Gail won’t be seeing clients – her role involves advising us as we set up the Centre, working... Read More
We are very pleased to welcome Graham Ledger as our External Communications Director (with special responsibility for media, police and prison liaison). Graham has a background of more than 20 years in broadcast media, including presenting, producing and management. He has also... Read More