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A new website has been launched to provide residents in east Suffolk with information and support around subjects related to death and dying. The website - www​.tolivewithdying​.co​.uk - has been launched to coincide with Hospice Care … Read Article about ‘To Live With Dying’ – new online portal to inform and support about death, dying and cherishing life

Over the past couple of years, people in east and west Suffolk have been working together to improve NHS mental health & emotional wellbeing care, learning disability & autism services in the region. We have used those discussions to plan … Read Article about #AVeryDifferentConversation Virtual LIVE Q&A

NHSX are offering iPads to help care homes provide care to residents During the COVID-19 pandemic, NHSX are helping care homes to provide ongoing care to residents - by providing iPads and helping to improve internet access. The iPads will help … Read Article about Care Homes to be offered iPads for residents

Matt Hancock has announced that the temporary changes regarding the Mental Health Act will be removed from the Coronavirus Act. The changes, which many saw as controversial, looked to reduce the number of doctors or nurses needed to detain a person … Read Article about Mental Health Act powers to be dropped from the Coronavirus Act

A new support line went live on October 1st to help people across Suffolk access information or support relating to debt, benefits, housing or employment. This support service is in response to the financial impact that Covid-19 has had, and … Read Article about New support line to help those with financial, job or housing worries

Join #AVeryDifferentConversation for a virtual Q&A session, via Microsoft Teams. Watch members of our project team present the plans and pose your questions. You’ll be able to pose questions anonymously during the event. Or, if you’d prefer, you … Read Article about #AVeryDifferentConversation virtual Q&A sessions

Suicide is killing more construction workers than falls on construction sites. Training is now available to help support suicide prevention for Construction workers. Please email suicidepreventiontraining@suffolk.gov.uk to book a space on the … Read Article about Suicide prevention training for the construction community

With four farmers in the UK taking their own lives each month more action has been needed to protect the wellbeing of the farming community. Eventbrite link for Wedensday October 14th 2020 event. Eventbrite link for Thursday October 29th … Read Article about Suicide prevention training for the farming community

People in east and west Suffolk have been working together in recent years to improve mental health and emotional wellbeing care and learning disability and autism services. Those discussions – which have involved service users, carers, education … Read Article about New proposals launched – have your say

This World Suicide Prevention Day we're promoting the benefits of staying connected. Whether you're struggling or supporting someone who is, make sure you reach out and stay connected. Read our coproduced publication 'Connect for suicide prevention' … Read Article about World Suicide Prevention Day 2020 – Connect for suicide prevention