Tag: suicide

‘Ground-breaking’ £10 million fund aims to reduce London suicide

Stuart Mitchell

London’s biggest independent charity funder has launched a ground-breaking suicide prevention programme with £10 million on offer to organisations in the capital. City Bridge Foundation has allocated £4.2 million offering seven-year grants to four strategic partnerships to tackle systemic issues around suicide prevention. Meanwhile, £5.8 million in five year core funding grants will go to community projects reducing isolation and boosting community connection for those most at risk. The foundation hopes it will drive down the shocking statistic that 10 people in the capital take their own life every week,…

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New CIPR and IoIC guide on helping organisations when they need to communicate suicide

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and the Institute of Internal Communication (IoIC) have published a new skills guide providing a framework for communicating with various stakeholders following the death of a colleague by suicide or possible suicide. ‘Helping organisations when they need to communicate suicide’ – freely available to all – outlines a five-step process on how to prepare for, respond to, communicate, and manage communication related to a suicide internally and externally including with the press and authorities. It includes a section on the use of language. Before reading the…

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Samaritans new guidelines equip gambling businesses to do more to prevent suicide

Stuart Mitchell

Research has found a clear association between gambling and suicide. People experiencing gambling-related harms are more likely to also experience suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts than the general population. To help tackle the problem, Samaritans has undertaken a programme of work to further understand gambling as a risk factor for suicide and what can be done to prevent gambling-related suicide. With appetite from the gambling industry to do more to prevent gambling-related harms and suicide, Samaritans embarked on setting industry standards that gambling businesses can hold themselves to account and…

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Advocates to Be the Voice for Suicide Prevention and Mental Health in Austin

Stuart Mitchell

Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States and the eleventh leading cause of death in Texas.  On Monday, March 4, 2019, advocates from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the largest suicide prevention organization in the United States, will arrive at the state capitol to meet with lawmakers to encourage them to prioritize suicide prevention initiatives for all Texans, including support of HB 471 requiring suicide prevention training for licensed health professionals; SB 633/HB 1598 increasing access to mental health resources for Texans in rural…

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Entercom Announces Live Two-Hour Broadcast of “I’m Listening” Special for Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention to Air on All of Its Stations Nationwide

Stuart Mitchell

Entercom announced today a two-hour live commercial-free broadcast special to raise awareness around mental health and suicide prevention as part of its multi-platform “I’m Listening” campaign. The “I’m Listening” broadcast will air across all of the company’s stations nationwide on Sunday, September 9 at 7:00 a.m. in their respective time zone, and via their livestreams on Radio.com, to mark the start of National Suicide Prevention Week. The year-long campaign also includes suicide prevention PSAs, on-air promos and a dedicated website with information and resources to end the stigma around mental…

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