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Preventing Suicide

Alongside your workplace mental health and wellbeing strategy you may wish to create a separate strategy around preventing suicide. This may be particularly relevant if your industry has high rates of suicide or attracts a workforce at higher risk of suicide.

Employer guidance and toolkits

Suicide Prevention toolkit for employers - BITC

This Suicide Prevention Toolkit, helps senior leaders, line managers, HR and occupational health professionals identify staff members who may have suicidal feelings and gives practical advice on how to deal with a crisis situation.
Postvention tooklit for employers - BITC

Suicide prevention should be an integral part of a positive and proactive approach to mental health at work. But no mental health policy can ever eliminate the risk of suicide.

Responding to suicide risk in the workplace - CIPD

Suicidal thoughts are far more common than many people think, but there can be extensive stigma in talking about suicide.
Supporting an Employee Who Has Been Bereaved by Suicide - Leeds Mind

This resource has been put together by the Suicide Bereavement Service team and the Leeds Mindful Employer Network.
Suicide Awareness - Samaritans

Improve your suicide awareness by getting well-auditied data and information.

Suicide support for staff

CALM - Men's suicide support helpline
We're the suicide prevention charity that provides life-saving services and practical mental health support to anyone who needs it.
Papyrus suicide support helpline (under 35s)
HopeLine 24/7 is our free, confidential helpline. Here whether you’re struggling yourself or worried about someone else.
Samaritans suicide support helpline
Whatever you're going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. We're here 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Survivors of bereavement by suicide helpline
We help individuals support each other, at the time of their loss and in the months and years that follow. We aim to provide safe, confidential environments where people can share their experiences and feelings, giving and gaining support from each other.

Local support for Leeds and West Yorkshire

Suicide Prevention West Yorkshire
The West Yorkshire Suicide Prevention website has been co-produced by a group of organisations including voluntary, NHS and public health who are all working to reduce deaths by suicide in West Yorkshire.
Leeds Suicide Bereavement Services
Compassionate support for people bereaved or affected by suicide. Delivered by staff who understand because they’ve been there.