NHS Lanarkshire is supporting Scotland’s new national suicide prevention public awareness campaign which launched last week.
The new national suicide prevention public awareness campaign went live on the same day the Suicide Prevention Scotland’s new website was launched.
The campaign is entirely co-produced by people with lived and living experience of suicide, professional and practice experience, and academic insight. It features the voices of four people with lived and living experience of suicide, each of whom share their own deeply personal experiences.
The main theme of the campaign is to normalise the idea of having a conversation about suicide and to give people the confidence to ask directly about suicide.
Susan McMorrin, Senior Health Promotion Officer- Public Mental Health, said: “NHS Lanarkshire is proud to support Scotland’s new national suicide prevention campaign and the launch of the Suicide Prevention Scotland website.
“Suicide affects individuals, families, and communities across Lanarkshire, and we know that starting a conversation can be one of the most powerful steps toward saving a life.
“The new website provides vital, easy-to-access resources for anyone who may be struggling, concerned about someone else, or coping with loss.
“We hope this campaign gives people the confidence to ask, to listen, and to reach out. Together, we can help prevent suicide and support one another through some of life’s most difficult moments.”
Suicide Prevention Scotland’s new website will provide information and key links to a range of centralised resources to support people experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who are worried for someone else or for those who have been bereaved by suicide.
The website and social media channels are designed to increase visibility and action on suicide prevention and hopefully lead to increases in people seeking help and support. For more information visit the website at https://www.suicideprevention.scot/
Anyone having thoughts of suicide can reach out for help by speaking to someone they trust. They can also call one of these helplines:
- Samaritans —116 123 or use the online chat at samaritans.org
- Breathing Space —0800 83 85 87
- NHS 24 mental health hub —111
- PAPYRUS HOPELINE247 – 0800 068 4141 or text 88247
