ASIST suicide intervention training - Mary Anne Crook and Marion Willers

09/11/2025

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Landmark meeting in Westminster hears from string of relatives who say they have been failed by justice system

17/10/2025

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Her father took her to the reservoir after the 13-year-old promised she'd do well in her exams.

24/08/2025

Sadly fatherhood is overwhelming for many young men, and in mu 20+ yesrs as a trainer I have come across too many stories like this. We need to look out for new Dads

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Body found in search for missing new dad days after son's birth

20/08/2025

From a former course participant. We love hearing that people have used the model

13/08/2025

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Elliott had given no indication of what he was planning to do

05/08/2025

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He looked like just another quiet kid walking home from school—arms full of books, glasses sliding down his nose.
It was a Friday. Everyone else had plans: parties, games, sleepovers.
But he walked alone.
I almost ignored him—almost. But when a group of kids ran past, knocking his books to the ground and laughing as he fell, something in me shifted.
I helped him up. Handed him his glasses. Said something simple like, “Those guys are jerks.”
He smiled. Not a polite smile—a grateful one. The kind that sticks with you.
We talked. Turned out he lived near me. Turned out he was funny, smart, and really liked football. We hung out that weekend. Then the next. Then the next. We became best friends.
Years passed. We graduated.
And on that graduation day, he stood up in front of our class as valedictorian. Confident. Loved. A success.
Then he told a story I’ll never forget.
He said: “A few years ago, I planned to take my own life. That Friday, I was carrying everything home so my mom wouldn’t have to clean out my locker. I didn’t think anyone cared. But someone did. He picked up my books… and unknowingly saved my life.”
The crowd went still. I couldn’t move.
I never knew.
Sometimes, the smallest things we do are the biggest things in someone else’s world.
So be kind. Be present. You never know who needs saving.

~Old Photo Club