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29 days to go, until one of the most inspiring and forward thinking suicide prevention conferences of 2024. Would your organisation, workplace or perhaps people in your network like to collaborate and have your own table at the #ZeroSuicideSociety #JoinTheDots launch conference on June 12th, at the iconic Baths Hall in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire at a huge saving compared with purchasing individual tickets? 👉See the attached flyer for details and then email hello@theJordanlegacy.com. This event, brought to you by Towards Zero Suicide CIC in collaborative partnership by The Jordan Legacy CIC, is designed to showcase aspects of the 'ground-breaking' report we published in July 2023; "Moving Towards a Zero Suicide Society", which maps out how we get the numbers of suicides on a downward trend, towards Zero and the practical actions required to get there. In April this year, the Office for National Statistics published its latest suicide statistics for the period from 2022-23, which showed an average increase in suicides in England of 6%. That includes an 8% increase in female suicides, 5% in males, in fact an average increase in people taking their own lives across virtually every gender age group! On June 12th, if you work in healthcare, or you lead a team in your workplace, maybe you run a community organisation or you're responsible for educating young people, perhaps your a worried parent or you're involved in suicide prevention in some way, this event will provide you with an understanding of just how big a problem we face as a society and why we can no longer continue to lose 6000+ men, women and children to one of the most preventable deaths in the UK. We know that anyone can be impacted by suicide and yet everyone can play a part in reducing the numbers. When I lost my son, Jordan, to suicide in December 2019, I vowed that I would do whatever I could to prevent the same happening to any other family. But we need an army of educated and activated people, who are willing and able to collaborate - together, we know we can move closer to a 'Zero Suicide Society', one that is willing and able to do all it can to prevent all preventable suicides. Here's what I would recommend if you care enough and want to make a difference: ✅Check out the amazing conference line up on the website here: https://lnkd.in/ew6YZavx ✅Decide if attending is important to you and whether anyone else would like to attend the event with you? ✅Book your ticket(s) at just £120 each, via the links provided on the website or contact hello@thejordanlegacy.com if you would like to reserve a table of between 5-9 people and potentially save up to 55% on individual ticket prices. ✅Please let others know in your network that this event is happening. During the 40 seconds that it's taken you to read this post, someone somewhere in the world has just taken their own life. Together, we can change this. #suicideprevention

World Suicide Prevention Day at Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust: A Commitment to Saving Lives. As we approach World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th, it’s a time to reflect on the importance of mental health and how we can all play a role in preventing suicide. The theme for 2024, "Creating Hope Through Action," is a reminder that suicide is preventable, and by working together, we can save lives. World Suicide Prevention Day, organised by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and co-sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to promote worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides. The theme for 2024, “Creating Hope Through Action,” underscores the message that suicides are preventable, and through collaborative efforts, lives can be saved. In the UK, nearly 6,000 people die by suicide each year, according to the Office for National Statistics. The impact is profound, leaving behind grieving families, friends, and communities. The stigma surrounding mental health issues and suicide often prevents individuals from seeking the help they need, making awareness and support efforts crucial. At Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH), we are committed to supporting our communities in preventing suicide and reducing the stigma around mental health. By fostering a culture of care, both within our organisation and in the communities we serve, we can encourage conversations and offer vital support to those in need. It would be tone deaf to not acknowledge the importance of this day and the impact that talking about it and having an open conversation can help to reduce the stigma faced by people left to suffer alone. Therefore, it is important to remember that suicide is not distinguished by looks, characteristics, age, gender, race or personality. Anyone can feel suicidal at any point in their life this can be due to a range of personal factors. We believe that no one should have to face mental health challenges alone. Whether you are struggling personally or know someone who is, it's important to reach out. Support is available, and small actions can make a big difference. Helpful Charities: Mind Samaritans Calm SOS Silence of Suicide If U Care Share Foundation StepChange Debt Charity (Government Scheme (debt/financial stress) Let’s work together to create hope and take meaningful action to support mental health. Join us in showing your support for #WorldSuicidePreventionDay by commenting or sharing this post. Together, we can make a difference. #CLCHCares #SuicidePrevention #MentalHealthMatters #WSPD

Towards Zero Suicide CIC was set up to be 100% dedicated to the #TransformationalChange challenge of getting the (UK) #suicide numbers on a downward trend #TowardsZeroSuicide... ...by working with collaborative partners who share the same vision and values - where we're trying to get to, what we want to achieve, the best way to fulfil the vision, the 'right' way to deliver it - and, very importantly, collaborative partners who share the same high level of ambition. We want to create and sustain a #ZeroSuicideSociety "that is willing and able to do all it can to prevent all preventable suicides". "To prevent all preventable suicides" has to be the ambition! How can we settle for anything less?! And it has to be a whole-of-society approach to be able to achieve our shared, ambitious goal. Although suicide discriminates in that some groups in society, and some areas of the country, have significantly higher suicide rates than others... 1) Anyone can be affected by suicide and 2) Everyone can help prevent suicides - you, your family & friends, your community, your colleagues; your councillors, your MP; already active #SuicidePrevention advocates & campaigners; and people who are not currently active in trying to prevent suicides but could be. You can become active yourself and you can help activate others. You can educate yourself and help educate others. Only 6% of the UK population has ever done any suicide prevention #training! If you haven't, you can, inc the free, 20 mins, online Zero Suicide Alliance #SuicideAwareness course And you can promote it to others. As Towards Zero Suicide CIC Founder Paul Vittles highlights in this review of the past 16 months - from July 2023, when a petition to parliament was launched for the measures needed to get the suicide numbers down, to Nov 2024 - there are many people & organisations committed to this cause and active, every day, in trying to get the suicide numbers down... ...as Paul calls them, those who work 'in the #SuicideReduction business (not just suicide prevention)'... and, sadly, there are also people, organisations & institutions, inc Govt with a large G & govt with a small g - even some of those people & organisations claiming to be trying to help - actually creating barriers to change. Even though it's largely unintended consequences of their actions, or the inevitable consequences of their inaction, the adverse impact is the same - it prevents us from getting the suicide numbers on a downward trend, towards zero suicide. Please read Paul's review, give us your thoughts, give us your ideas on how you think we can make breakthroughs in getting the suicide numbers down... ...and please get in touch (via Paul) if you share the same values, vision & ambition, and you think you can help create a Zero Suicide Society and get these numbers down. https://lnkd.in/eVnWCmBY

WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY! “Changing the narrative on suicide” Suicide is a major public health challenge, with more than 700,000 deaths each year globally. Each suicide has far-reaching social, emotional, and economic consequences, and deeply affects individuals and communities worldwide. The triennial theme for World Suicide Prevention Day for 2024-2026 is "Changing the Narrative on Suicide" with the call to action "Start the Conversation". This theme aims to raise awareness about the importance of reducing stigma and encouraging open conversations to prevent suicides. Changing the narrative on suicide is about transforming how we perceive this complex issue and shifting from a culture of silence and stigma to one of openness, understanding, and support. The call to action encourages everyone to start the conversation on suicide and suicide prevention. Every conversation, no matter how small, contributes to a supportive and understanding society. By initiating these vital conversations, we can break down barriers, raise awareness, and create better cultures of support. This theme also emphasizes the need to prioritize suicide prevention and mental health in policymaking, calling for government action. Changing the narrative requires advocating for policies prioritising mental health, increasing access to care, and supporting those in need. World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) was established in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention in conjunction with the World Health Organization (WHO). The 10 September each year aims to focus attention on the issue, reduce stigma and raise awareness among organizations, governments, and the public, giving a singular message that suicides are preventable. Let's begin changing the narrative on suicide and support those around us! #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

"Suicide is an urgent and growing public health crisis. More than 49,000 people in the United States died by suicide in 2022. That’s one death every 11 minutes." Join our community to start talking about it https://lnkd.in/gMm67nCs 🆕 The 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention was released earlier today from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) The Biden-Harris administration has released a comprehensive National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, marking a significant federal action plan to address this critical issue. This strategy integrates a broad approach to reduce suicides and improve mental health across the U.S. It focuses on enhancing crisis care, increasing community engagement, promoting equity in mental health access, and bolstering research and data collection. “Improving mental health and preventing suicides requires a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach,” For more detailed information, you can view the full announcement.  #suicideprevention #mentalhealthmatters #missionsavealife

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. As we approach a change of seasons, It's a crucial time to show compassion and understanding for those who are grappling with depression and suicidal thoughts. Despite sharing this planet, we each carry our own burdens and sometimes feel incredibly isolated and alone. We never know what someone else is dealing with --- so its time to start having those conversations! Call to Action: Let’s make a difference together! Reach out to a stranger, friend, family member, or colleague today. A simple message or call can mean the world to someone who might be struggling. Share your love and support, and encourage others to do the same. The impact of being thought of can send ripples💙 Remember, spreading kindness and fostering connections can save lives. Let’s be there for each other, we are all living on this world together. #SuicidePreventionMonth #YouAreNotAlone #SpreadLove Most recent Research: With a global population of 8.1 billion people, it’s alarming to note that suicide rates have increased by 33% between 1999 and 2019 and is seeing an annual rise with the current state of the world. In 2022 studies show that suicide took the lives of 14 per 100,000 individuals. In 2022, men died by suicide 3.85 times more than women. White males accounted for 68.46% of suicide deaths in 2022. In 2022, firearms accounted for 54.64% of all suicide deaths. 94% of adults surveyed in the U.S. think suicide can be prevented. This highlights the urgent need to address this crisis and spread love and support. Resources for Support: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988 for immediate help. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Digital Toolkit for Suicide Prevention Month. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Suicide Prevention Month Resources. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Suicide Prevention Strategies. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP): Support and Resources.

Suicide is a major public health challenge, with more than 700 000 deaths each year globally. Each suicide has far-reaching social, emotional, and economic consequences, and deeply affects individuals and communities worldwide. The triennial theme for World Suicide Prevention Day for 2024-2026 is "Changing the Narrative on Suicide" with the call to action "Start the Conversation". This theme aims to raise awareness about the importance of reducing stigma and encouraging open conversations to prevent suicides. Changing the narrative on suicide is about transforming how we perceive this complex issue and shifting from a culture of silence and stigma to one of openness, understanding, and support. The call to action encourages everyone to start the conversation on suicide and suicide prevention. Every conversation, no matter how small, contributes to a supportive and understanding society. By initiating these vital conversations, we can break down barriers, raise awareness, and create better cultures of support. This theme also emphasizes the need to prioritize suicide prevention and mental health in policy making, calling for government action. Changing the narrative requires advocating for policies that prioritize mental health, increase access to care, and provide support for those in need. World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) was established in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention in conjunction with the World Health Organization (WHO). The 10 September each year aims to focus attention on the issue, reduces stigma and raises awareness among organizations, governments, and the public, giving a singular message that suicides are preventable.

World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is organized by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP). WHO has been co-sponsor of the day. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness around the globe that suicide can be prevented. “Changing the narrative on suicide” Suicide is a major public health challenge, with more than 700 000 deaths each year globally. Each suicide has far-reaching social, emotional, and economic consequences, and deeply affects individuals and communities worldwide. The triennial theme for World Suicide Prevention Day for 2024-2026 is "Changing the Narrative on Suicide" with the call to action "Start the Conversation". This theme aims to raise awareness about the importance of reducing stigma and encouraging open conversations to prevent suicides. Changing the narrative on suicide is about transforming how we perceive this complex issue and shifting from a culture of silence and stigma to one of openness, understanding, and support. The call to action encourages everyone to start the conversation on suicide and suicide prevention. Every conversation, no matter how small, contributes to a supportive and understanding society. By initiating these vital conversations, we can break down barriers, raise awareness, and create better cultures of support. In Zambia 11 Mar 2024 — Between January and September, 2023, at the largest hospital, a total of 209 suicide cases were recorded. WHO 29 Aug 2024 — More than 720 000 people die due to suicide every year. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among 15–29-year-olds. Eleven children aged eight to fifteen years who committed suicide between June 2019 and September 2020 Loosing young children and adults is very painful especially if it can be avoided through a simple encouragement,support of just listening. We have heard of the such cases in our communities and we have experienced a loss from suicide attacks. I have countless times, I lost 3 relatives this year, and a friend lost her husband. There is a list of questions left behind that won’t be answered, a lot of grief and depression that cause you to wonder if you could have done better. We need to know at a lot of attention to the people around us, what they say or what they do are small clues they leave behind. We all facing different challenges that gives us anxiety, stress and depression to give up life when this don’t work out for us. Find someone to talk too when you start to feel the pain and negative thoughts, seek help and take care of your mental well being. Let us be each other’s keeper, let us be there for one another. To all those that have lost a loved one we pray for you, to those families who have suffered through this tragedy we pray you find peace and comfort. Let us continue to raise awareness and save lives. 🕯️ By Ruby N. Kryticous #WorldSuicidePreventionDay #SupportandListen #AwarnessOnSuicidePreventionSaveslives

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. I get that this is not a topic many people want to address or even think about but for personal reasons, I feel very strongly about this so I'm going to! Globally, there are over 700,000 deaths by suicide, 700,000 people feeling so bad that they felt the only option was to not be here any more! That's a sobering thought. As a society, I don't feel we talk to each other enough! Social media can leave us feeling very alone and unable to reach out. That's not the only factor, obviously, but it's a huge part of the problem, in my opinion. Excerpt from the World Health Organisation website: 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑆𝑢𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐷𝑎𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 2024-2026 𝑖𝑠 "𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑁𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝑆𝑢𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒" 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 "𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛". 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑖𝑚𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑔𝑚𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑢𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠. 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑢𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑤𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑥 𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑓𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑎 𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑔𝑚𝑎 𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠, 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡. So, if you do nothing else in recognition of this day, make sure you talk to people, whether you need to or someone else does. I used this quote from Stephen Hawking the other day but it's relevant so I'll use it again: "𝑾𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏. 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒅'𝒔 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒃𝒚 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈". By the end of the day, I will be a Suicide First Aider, thanks to Claire Bennett of Hornbeam Workplace Wellbeing . A skill I hope never need to use!! https://lnkd.in/e3hXvQHW