DCHS Suicide Prevention and Awareness Group

We bid an emotional farewell to @DrAlanBlair who is retiring from his role as Chairman of the group. Alan has played a major role with lots of behind the scenes work we do not always see . We thank you Alan for all your hard work , you will be sorely missed.

We had a productive meeting today for our June SPAG. welcomed new members and original members who have been with us since the group was formed. Our speaker today was Caroline Savidge who is the new Suicide Prevention Officer who work with Wendy .

Hooray!! after technical difficulties we are back to bring you the latest news from our thriving suicide prevention group. Last week we were delighted to welcome Matt Jarvis to our quarterly group. Matt talked bravely about his struggles with suicidal thoughts. more to come!

@GeeBFoundation We are always here to support you Ellie. Take care of you. 🥲

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@HeresTommy so well deserved!😇

This Sunday, 10th Sept is #WSPD. We’ll be sharing what our members are doing to mark the day, look out for our reposts throughout the week. At the NSPA we’re reflecting on the past decade of suicide prevention to drive change for the future, tinyurl.com/22f4ecnv

Lots of events going in Derby and Derbyshire to mark W S P D. For Our f2f meeting at Post Mill Centre we will welcome Mike Mcarthy @BatonOfHopeUK and the amazing Ellie Scott @GeeBFoundation , and @june_hopkinson one of our wonderful volunteers . be great to see you all!!

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There will also be a resources table so you can stock up on our latest information to enable you to continue to raise suicide awareness in your team. And the usual update from our facilitator @whodgkinson30 who will be sharing stats from our amazing summer outreach programme.

We are honoured to be welcoming Mike Mcarthy from @BatonOfHopeUK to our post covid face to face meeting , Post Mill Centre Thurs 7th Sept 10.30. We will also update on plans for World Suicide Prevention Day which falls on September 10th

@BottledUpBlokes @whodgkinson30 @BatonOfHopeUK @GeeBFoundation That would be great, I am going to try and see some of the baton carriers if I can.

@whodgkinson30 @BatonOfHopeUK @d_prevention @GeeBFoundation I’ll try to pop and see you then. I’m carrying the baton around 1pm so I’ll be knocking around before that

@BatonOfHopeUK @d_prevention @GeeBFoundation . @BottledUpBlokes Good luck to all the amazing Baton bearers. We will be in the Winter Gardens for the Sheffield leg on Wednesday .Drop by for a chat

We are really excited be in the Winter Gardens with our suicide prevention stall....... why dont you pop along and have a chat.

Who's is ready for tonights premier YouTube live with the amazing @whodgkinson30 Check out the link and we will see you live @ 8pm. #MensHealthWeek #MensHealth #podcast #SuicidePrevention #YouTube @LBF-Podcast" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@LBF-Podcast

@AsianAssociati1 @TNLComFund That is amazing news, keep up the great work

We're so excited to announce that we have got the funding from TNL Community fund for the sum of £281,297.61 for 4 years! We would like to take a moment to thank @TNLcomfund for this amazing opportunity and allowing us to continue to remain a huge part of our community.

Tonight our suicide prevention facilitator @whodgkinson30 will be chatting about male mental health and suicide on the @L3tsBFrank podcast on Riverside FM at 8.00 p.m.

We are looking forward to being at this brilliant event on Saturday with our stall promoting suicide awareness and prevention. Pop along and see us.

What a brilliant meeting we had today. Great to be able to introduce @hopestevep from @jordanlegacyUK to talk and share his story. very inspiring. Look forward to meeting Steve at Sheffield for @BatonOfHopeUK . Come and see us @hopestevep on our stall

@LukeOldham_ @hopestevep @jordanlegacyUK @whodgkinson30 @KathRoweNHS @DrAlanBlair It was good that you could join us today @LukeOldham_ and thank you for your update on the Let's Chat Derbyshire campaign.

I can't thank @hopestevep enough for sharing his story on the @jordanlegacyUK today. Hearing it first-hand is so moving but also reassuring that the work we're doing in Derbyshire is right. Such phenomenal work is being done by Steve and the team. So inspiring! Thank you

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We are delighted to be welcoming tomorrow to our SPAG meeting Steve Phillips from the @jordanlegacy. Our group is expanding and we are looking forward to seeing members old and new. @whodgkinson30 @KathRoweNHS @JHallPsy @DrAlanBlair @DCHStrust