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The Suicide Prevention Consortium and Samaritans have launched a new report; Exploring experiences of accessing for support alcohol issues and suicidal ideation This report highlights the importance of the “no wrong door approach”. The report finds that individuals are still turned away when healthcare professionals […]

Age UK has released a new report ‘I just feel that no one cares’, presenting the latest research findings on older people’s mental health. The research was conducted in September 2023 and included an online survey that was completed by over 17,000 older people, aged […]

This year The Big Help Out will take place over the weekend 7th – 9th June, and more people than ever will be lending a hand. They are calling on organisations and charities to upload their volunteering opportunities and make sure they are available for […]

The Nuffield Trust and the King’s Fund have published the latest British Social Attitudes Survey (BSA) results. The survey has revealed public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded. According to the latest findings, for the first time in the 41-year history of the […]

Homelessness, housing insecurity and poor housing can increase suicide risk and there is a need to improve suicide prevention activity for people experiencing this. The Suicide Prevention Consortium, fellow members of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, heard experiences relating to suicide prevention support, from […]