Tag: Suicide prevention
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The story of Alex and Brandon – how basic training saved a life
Alex Alex, aged 30, is a member of TAARC – Telford African & Afro-Caribbean Resource Centre – and is one of the charity’s Trustees. In October 2022, as part of a Health Inequalities Funded (HIF) project with Telford &Wrekin Council’s Public Health, Alex took part in an Applied Suicide Intervention…
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A Letter of Hope
This Letter of Hope was written by people from Telford, who wish to offer help and hope to those who are thinking about suicide.
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The need to end the stigma around male suicide in Telford
Each week 84 men take their own lives in the UK.
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20 minutes of your time could save a life
We all need to make it our business to know how to help someone with suicidal thoughts, as Lisa Richards explains.
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How a short 20 minute course saved a person’s life
A short online course from the Zero Suicide Alliance saved a women’s on one dark winter night, as Mark Reilly from West Mercia Police explains.