Press and media coverage
Sky News and GSP on a rise in women's suicide, September 2024
A growing number of women are turning to suicide prevention services, in a shift that the charities are labelling as deeply concerning. Data from the Office of National Statistics show there has been a 32% rise in female suicides between 2012 and 2022.
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ITV on the Multimodal Approach to Preventing Suicide in Schools (MAPSS) trial, March 2024
North-West ITV News piece on the MAPSS trial conducted by Liverpool John Moores University in partnership with Grassroots Suicide Prevention and Papyrus.
TV interview August 2023
TV & radio interviews June 2023
Campaign coverage: 1 in 5 Winter Appeal 2022
Press stories about our work
The Conversation: How drama can help open up conversations on suicide for young people in post-pandemic times
Pukaar News: Leicester sports commentator shares suicidal thoughts ahead of prevention day
Daily Express: Fern Britton recalls struggling to ‘face another day’ due to terrible ‘misery’
BBC News: Suicide prevention is ‘everybody’s business’
The Nursing Times: ‘Two minutes of conversation can save a life,’ says mental health nurse
The Verge: Apps don’t provide reliable help for suicide prevention (editor’s note – ours is mentioned in the article because it does!)
‘It’s Nice That’ News: Anthony Burrill collaborates with Grassroots Suicide Prevention on awareness-raising campaign