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Are you feeling suicidal? If you are having thoughts of ending your life; or perhaps feeling that you just cannot carry on any more, then please know that you are not alone. Many of us have had suicidal thoughts at some point in our lives. Having … Continue reading Stay Alive App – Suicide Prevention App for Suffolk

This is a guest article from one of our readers and supporters, Kimberly Hayes Although sometimes referred to as “the winter blues,” seasonal affective disorder (aka SAD) is much more serious. As the weather becomes cold and the days grow shorter, … Continue reading How to Keep Seasonal Affective Disorder at Bay This Winter

Ipswich and East CCG and West Suffolk CCG Governing bodies this week approved the new strategy for mental health in east in west Suffolk. The final approved strategy is the culmination of all the work undertaken since June 2018 called … Continue reading New Mental Health Strategy for East and West Suffolk Announced

Suffolk User Forum (SUF), speaking on behalf of the many people in Suffolk who use, or might need to use mental health services, expressed their continuing concern at the lack of improvement in NSFT's performance. SUF is now of the view that much … Continue reading SUF’s response to latest CQC report on NSFT

New Suicide Prevention card for 2019 You can  download a copy of the new suicide prevention card by clicking on this link. Suicide Prevention card 2019 … Continue reading Suicide Prevention Card 2019

Scope of the inquiry The Committee will discuss progress in implementing the recommendations of the Committee's 2017 inquiry into suicide prevention with the Minister for Suicide Prevention Jackie Doyle-Price. Other stakeholders and relevant … Continue reading Parliament is holding a one-day follow-up for evidence on progress on suicide prevention: Tuesday 22 January

We wish you the best for the holidays and hope you have a wonderful time, but we all have times when we need some support. Linked below is a copy of our emergency Christmas support information pages for if you find yourself in need. Emergency … Continue reading Emergency Support for Christmas

A new edition of our newsletter has been released for the holidays! It contains all the latest news from SUF, what we've been up to and what our friends from other organizations have been up to, and information about how to best care for … Continue reading Christmas Newsletter 2018

Suffolk’s suicide prevention steering group has launched a new service to support individuals, families and others bereaved by suicide. The AMPARO service, operated by Listening Ear, works in close partnership with the police, coroner service and … Continue reading New Service for support following suicide

#averydifferentconversation has been happening across east and west Suffolk since May 2018. During the past six months, our partnership - Suffolk User Forum, Suffolk Parent Carer Network, Suffolk Family Carers and Healthwatch Suffolk, along with the … Continue reading #averydifferentconversation your comments on progress so far