PAPYRUS (from 2024)
PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is the UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people.
PAPYRUS exists to reduce the number of young people who take their own lives, by shattering the stigma surrounding suicide and equipping young people and their communities with the skills to recognise and respond to emotional distress
This is done in three ways
- supporting those who are experiencing thoughts of suicide
- equipping communities through suicide prevention training and awareness raising
- influencing government policy on a local and national scale.
At HOPELINE247 – PAPYRUS’s dedicated suicide prevention helpline – our trained advisers work on a safety plan with young people aged 35 and under who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, to help keep them safe for now.
For more information about PAPYRUS’s services visit papyrus-uk.org
Suicide prevention training for Wiltshire
Training workshop for professionals
PAPYRUS has been awarded funding by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Suicide Prevention Grant Fund, which has enabled PAPYRUS to provide this fully funded CPD-Certified Suicide Prevention training.
An online session is available on Septemner 10th 2025: Supporting children and young people affected by suicide.
Four free online courses were provided those who work in Wiltshire and/or support the population of Wiltshire in Februray and March 2025.
Email: claire.tarbox@papyrus-uk.org for questions and further information about training courses.
Previously Wiltshire schools recieved an online SPARK Presentation on Suicide Prevention during November 2024.
