papyrus - prevention of young suicide
PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is the UK charity dedicated to the
prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional
wellbeing in young people. We believe that no young person should have to
struggle alone with thoughts of suicide. PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is
the UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of
positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people. Suicide is the
biggest killer of people aged 35 and under in the UK. We believe that suicide is
preventable. PAPYRUS was founded in 1997 by a group of bereaved parents, who had
each lost children to suicide. Our founding parents shared core beliefs that
suicide is preventable, and that those of us with lived experience of suicide
have a valuable and unique contribution to make to the wider conversation around
suicide. Since then, PAPYRUS has grown into a UK-wide charity with offices in
north west England, south west England, West Midlands, London, Northern Ireland,
north Wales, south Wales, and Scotland. Today, we are a leading youth suicide
prevention charity in the UK. Our suicide prevention helpline, HOPELINE247, is
staffed by trained suicide prevention advisers, who work with young people – and
anybody concerned for a young person – to help keep them safe from suicide.
HOPELINE247 is a free and confidential call, text and email service, which is
available from 9am to midnight, every day of the year. We deliver our suicide
prevention education and training packages to thousands of people each year, to
create suicide-safer communities across the UK. We also press for change to
current legislation around suicide prevention on a regional and national level.
The work we do centres around three key principles; Support Equip and Influence.
