Suicide-Safer LONDON | making London safer, from suicide

Next London ASIST – 13th-14th June 2013: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training – London, National Children’s Bureau, London EC1 13th-14th June 2013 23rd-24th July 2013
Masterclass “Building suicide-safer communities” 14th March, ‘Mental Health, from strategy to reality’ conference, Manchester Conference Centre
Next London ASIST – 2nd-3rd April 2013: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training – London, National Children’s Bureau, London EC1 2/3rd April 2013 13/14 May 2013
7 August, 2012: “U Can Cope” – World Suicide Prevention Day 2012 Campaign
15 July, 2012: Suicide on the rise among older men
10th World Suicide Prevention Day 2012: “Suicide Prevention across the Globe: Strengthening Protective Factors and Instilling Hope”
28 April, 2012: Bullied ‘more prone to self harm’

Its a tough subject, but suicide is everyone’s business

How many of us would walk past someone in difﬁculty on the roadside, saying that’s not our concern? Yet when it comes to someone thinking of suicide, people can be reluctant to get involved. Is it because of a fear of making things worse, not knowing what to do, thinking that it is someone else’s responsibility, or even the possible belief that it would be futile to intervene because the person has made up their mind to die?

Research shows that a population-based approach to suicide prevention, with trained “gatekeepers” in front-line services and the community, increases the potential for early, effective intervention. This approach is central to the suicide prevention strategies of many countries around the world including Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Norway and Canada.

“U Can Cope” Sponsorship Partners ‘Suicide-Safer London’

Upcoming workshops

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training:

12th-13th June, 2013
23rd-24th July, 2013
17th-18th September, 2013

The Challenge

Every year in London nearly twice as many people die by suicide as are killed in road trafﬁc accidents. For every suicide, there may be up to 100 times more who are injured by non-fatal suicidal behaviours.

About us

'suicide-safer LONDON' is a community interest company and not-for-proﬁt social enterprise, created by a consultancy of experienced international trainers and specialists in the ﬁeld of suicide prevention

Our Trainers

'suicide-safer LONDON' commissions a network of highly skilled trainers from a variety of professional backgrounds: the voluntary, private and statutory sectors, specifically primary care, criminal justice, youth work, housing, nursing and mental health services