3,894 patients died in public locations over the report period. The use of parks/woodlands increased over the report period, particularly in people aged under 25. Local suicide prevention plans should address high risk locations #NCISH2024

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1yr ago today Department for Culture, Media and Sport published a white paper on gambling reform.

Despite repeated promises, little progress has been made & 100s of lives are lost every year.

Together with Faculty of Public Health & Royal Society for Public Health, we are urging local authorities to up the ante against gambling harm.

Hazel Cheeseman, Deputy CE of ASH, said: “There was a period between the Sixties and early Noughties where smoking was becoming more affordable. What we are seeing now is that reduced affordability is one of the most effective levers to change behaviour.”
telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness…

🆕Today ASH publishes the new economic cost of smoking figures, as promised to the Public Health Minister Andrea Leadsom MP and the Tobacco & Vapes Bill Committee in oral evidence last week. #SmokefreeFuture
ash.org.uk/media-centre/n…

Harm Reduction Advice

What a beautiful and thought provoking exhibition. Thanks to ⁦Adele Owen QPM⁩ for recommending that I visit the ⁦Projecting Grief⁩ exhibition at The Trafford Centre.

Proud to partake in this 5k at the weekend raising suicide awareness and support in Lancashire BAGSforStrife

We are pleased to announce that our Annual Health & Community Day will be held on Tuesday 21st May 2024 from 11am to 3pm

Some amazing organisations and state of the art technology on display

Look forward to seeing you all

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#HealthAndWellness

Join us on Thursday 9 May to find out how alcohol ads encourage children and young people to drink more (and start drinking an earlier age), and what we can do about it.

Sign up on Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-alcohol-…

We need policies that ⬇️ the availability, affordability & appeal of alcohol - esp. for children & young people - so that we can create a society that promotes good health instead of one that pushes us to consume products that actively harm our health. bbc.co.uk/news/health-68…

⚠ Nitazenes, dangerous synthetic opioids, have been tested in Bristol today (27/4/24) in multiple samples of heroin from different sources ⚠

Please share this urgent drug alert to people who use drugs, organisations and services locally and nationwide.

The most beautiful poem by the talented @beckyhemsleypoetry This is definitely one of our favourites 💜

Brilliant news! We now have a real opportunity to give the next generation the freedom to live a healthier life for longer👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

Could not agree more, language is very important when talking about suicide. While we don't use 'commit suicide' anymore it is important if we hear someone state this we take the time and opportunity to inform them otherwise to bring about change 💯

If we infused trauma informed,responsive approaches into our ed systems,this would help us understand the developing brain & the stress response system.We would be in a better place to support our young people deactivate these defensive manoeuvres that ensure their survival. 🧠🌱

2 in 3 football fans have struggled with their mental health, but a massive 94% of football fans haven’t ever opened up about it to someone they play or watch football with. ⚽🧵

Hals April lived recovery Seminar is being delivered by We are With You, who support young people with addiction problems, or who have family/friends with addiction issues.

There's a myth that 'change has to start at the top'. Change doesn't come from top-down or bottom up. Change can come from anywhere. It emanates from the centre of networks. We get to the centre through small groups, loosely connected & uniting them with a shared purpose. It is…

April is #Stress AwarenessMonth : for the next 30 days, we'll be sharing a self care tip from our #30DaysOfSelfCare calendar on our Facebook and Instagram stories. 💜

View our Instagram story: @papyrus_uk

#Stress #SelfCare #SuicidePrevention

30 homeless mental health patients die by suicide per year.

They have a range of mental illnesses, 1/6 schizophrenia. Alcohol/drug problems & self-harm are common. Half die in or soon after inpatient care.

High need & vulnerability.

NCISH study.

cambridge.org/core/journals/…