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STOP. MAKE A CHANGE
The 10th September marked
World Suicide Prevention
Day (WSPD), a day in which
organisations across the world
raise awareness about suicide
prevention. With over 6,507
suicides registered in the UK
last year alone, it is vital we
open up this conversation.
In response to the lat-
est report released by the
Office of National Statistics
for 2018 which reports that
suicide rates have risen for
the first time since 2013,
James Rudoni, Managing
Director of Mates in Mind
said:
“Every suicide is a pre-
ventable death and the
effect on those impacted is
lasting. We know that we
have a big challenge, and
this does not deter us – to
the contrary, it emphasises
that more needs to be done.
This should remain a pri-
ority issue overall, but that
there is also a need to focus
on men in their late 40s
who remain the highest-risk
group by age.
What we also know from
data previously reported
by the ONS (2017) is that
this risk is elevated in some
sectors of the economy, such
as construction, and within
the sector the suicide risk
is three times the national
average for site workers. We
affirm there is both a moral
as well as clear business case
for organisations to be aware
of this issue, understand that
they have a duty of care and
recognise that they can play
a critical role in tackling it.
Just getting people to
create a space at work to
open up a conversation
about mental health contin-
ues to be the most imme-
diate and effective starting
point. We cannot underes-
timate this important first
step – helping to provide
clear language, create
general awareness and help
people to recognise that
everyone has mental health
the same way that they
have physical health. In this
space, part of the messaging
is about people recognising
the signs in themselves,
but awareness also is about
enabling people to spot the
changes in behaviour in
others, combined with hav-
ing increased confidence to
know how to appropriately
open up a conversation with
a colleague.
Over the last two years,
our experience in support-
ing more than 300 organi-
sations has shown us that
Mates in Mind can make a
meaningful difference to
how an organisation sup-
ports the mental health of
its people. We’ve seen the
industry respond, and with
the Stop. Make a Change
campaign it again provides
the opportunity for work-
places and sites around
the country to do just that.
We encourage businesses
to download our resource
pack or get in touch with
Mates in Mind for more
advise and support.”
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