Today is #SuicidePreventionDay. As an ambassador for @theCALMzone, I am incredibly proud to be associated with an amazing charity that is doing hugely valuable and important work with those in crisis.
However, suicide remains the biggest killer of men under the age of 45 in the UK. In 2018, the number of suicides in the UK rose for the first time in five years to their highest number since 2002.
For all the great work being done at a micro level in trying to reduce stigma and to encourage people to talk, there still needs to a lot of work done on a bigger scale, from those in positions of power, from those with the ability to improve care and funding.
Write to them, encourage them to attend debates, petition them, make them aware of the realities of waiting lists and of statistics, that people are struggling to access care because mental health services are stretched and struggling.
While we wait for previous promises to be fulfilled there are charities, peer-led groups and non-profit organisations doing amazing work in filling the cracks. If you can; support them, donate to them, fundraise for them, share their message with people you know.
If you're wondering how you can support @theCALMzone then they've pulled together this helpful list.
thecalmzone.net/2019/09/worlds…
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