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Coronation Street's suicide storyline shows the importance of getting help if you're feeling suicidal or have lost someone to suicide

We’re joining with fellow members of the National Suicide Prevention Alliance (NSPA) to raise awareness of World Suicide Prevention Day.

'Suicide is always a tragedy... We, services and institutions, can’t be defensive, and we all need to be able to have open conversations about it'. University and College Counselling, May 2023

A compilation of suicide-related presentations, articles and good practice resources for members.

Open article: When working with suicide risk, therapists in private practice have the freedom to define much of their own practice, writes Andrew Reeves. Private Practice, December 2024.

Andrew Reeves and Maria-Gabriele Doublesin share their experiences of being bereaved by suicide and working with suicidal clients. Therapy Today, April 2020

Andy Williams reflects on the suicide of a client and considers the potent psychodynamics that led to his death. Private Practice, December 2018

Suicide prevention champion and campaigner Adam Shaw, founder of Triggerhub and the charity Shawmind, reveals how talking about lived experiences can open up the conversation with students about mental health. University and College Counselling, November 2022

Access to therapy a crucial part of suicide prevention, says our Four Nations Lead

English charities can apply for up to £750,000 from a government fund to deliver support and suicide prevention services