Connecting with People

15/08/2023

Delighted to team up with The Jordan Legacy to offer FREE places on 4 Mental Health’s Connecting with People Community Su***de Awareness webinar training to mark ***depreventionday
✔️Compassion-based
✔️Awareness & safety planning

🗓️7th Sept at 13:30-16:30 BST
🌻 Use code WSPD23 for your FREE place
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10/09/2020

10/09/2020

It's our belief that everyone can play a role in su***de prevention. You don't need to be an expert to support someone who may be struggling or at risk of su***de. Here are some ways to help boost your confidence and skills to do this. Find out more https://bit.ly/2EK9gH9

10/10/2019

‘Staying Safe’ training has been developed by 4 Mental Health and co-funded by NHS England. It is designed to be used in a wide range of settings and roles, including the NHS and social care, first responders, third sector organisations, carers, peer support groups, community groups, schools and...

28/03/2019

Together we can provide a new vision for mental health at university. Use your voice and share your experiences in Student Minds survey (for staff and students) today: ow.ly/AcfB30nUpTu

Closing Date: Sunday 7th April 2019

The University Mental Health Charter is a scheme being developed by Student Minds which aims to make student and staff mental health a university-wide priority at universities across the UK. ​We...

12/12/2018

A huge and heartfelt thank you to everyone who has taken the time to share and support our new Staying Safe website, for people at risk of su***de & those supporting them. The blank has now been downloaded a staggering 817 times since launching less than 2 weeks ago!

= Hope, the power of live experience and free resources to help people make a and learn safe ways to deal with distress.

Thank you. Your support means a great deal to us and very much appreciated.

If you’re struggling and you’re not sure if you want to live or die, can you,  just for now hold off making this decision and keep reading and watching the videos for some ideas about how to get through. There may be things that you - and other people - can do to make things better. You may hav...

05/12/2018

Wow, we've just learnt that our new Staying Safe website is averaging at 1500 visitors A DAY and that the blank Safety Plan has been downloaded 347 times since launching the website 5 days ago!

A huge thank you to everyone who'd shared details, we really appreciate help to reach as many people as possible.

For anyone who hasn't heard of this new online resource...

StayingSafe.net offers support, compassion and vital resources for anyone distressed, thinking about su***de or worried about someone they care about.

The website provides vital ‘Safety Plan' guidance tools jointly funded by NHS England, with easy to print / download templates and guidance video tutorials to help people through the process of writing their own Safety Plan. Safety Plans help to build hope, identify actions and strategies to resist suicidal thoughts and develop positive ways to cope with stress and emotional distress.

If you’re struggling and you’re not sure if you want to live or die, can you,  just for now hold off making this decision and keep reading and watching the videos for some ideas about how to get through. There may be things that you - and other people - can do to make things better. You may hav...

05/12/2018

*** NEW ONLINE RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE AT RISK OF SU***DE

We're delighted to announce the launch of our new ‘Staying Safe’ website, developed with invaluable input from international academics, mental health practitioners, people who have survived suicidal thoughts and those personally affected by su***de through bereavement.

StayingSafe.net offers support, compassion and vital resources for anyone distressed, thinking about su***de or worried about someone they care about.

The website provides vital ‘Safety Plan' guidance tools jointly funded by NHS England, with easy to print / download templates and guidance video tutorials to help people through the process of writing their own Safety Plan. A Safety Plan helps to build hope, identify actions and strategies to resist suicidal thoughts and develop positive ways to cope with stress and emotional distress.

Press release available upon request!

We'd be incredibly grateful for your help to promote this new resource, to ensure it reaches as many people as possible. Thank you!

If you’re struggling and you’re not sure if you want to live or die, can you,  just for now hold off making this decision and keep reading and watching the videos for some ideas about how to get through. There may be things that you - and other people - can do to make things better. You may hav...

22/03/2018

We were thrilled to provide evidence about Connecting with People to the Su***de Prevention Consultation Committee Meeting held at the Senedd yesterday. Footage of our contribution begins around 10:25.

http://senedd.tv/Meeting/Archive/c91987ed-245f-45b4-bf1f-164f49baef47?autostart=True #

National Assembly for Wales

19/10/2017

"The findings showed that youngsters who self-harmed were about nine times more likely to die an unnatural death than those who did not, 17 times more likely to die from su***de and 34 times more likely to die from acute alcohol or drug poisoning."

Direct link to research - http://www.bmj.com/content/359/bmj.j4351

Self-harm among teenage girls has risen by 68 per cent in three years, research has revealed. The study by researchers at the University of Manchester found that self-harm among young people aged 10-19 was three times more common among girls than boys, with those who self-harmed at much greater risk...

12/10/2017

Connecting with People are proud to have helped in the
development of a new free App that provides young people with easy, quick and discreet access to general health information and advice about self-harm.

The distrACT app provides easy, quick and discreet access to general health information and advice about self-harm. While the app is mainly aimed at young people in the UK, those living in other parts of the world may also find it useful.