Support group calls for action to reduce suicide rate in Cumbria
Every week someone in Cumbria takes their own life. As Mental Health Awareness Week begins, Survivors of Bereavement for Suicide say more needs to be done to help.
Suicide: help available
Throughout Mental Health Awareness Week, ITV Border will be running a series of reports about mental health issues in Cumbria, Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders.
The first support focuses on suicide, and calls from a local charity to provide more help to people with mental health issues in the region.
If you are affected by the issues covered, the following organisations can provide help and support:
- MIND - Mental health charity that provides information and advice
- Papyrus - Prevention of Young Suicide
- Samaritans - 24-hour support line
- Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - information about suicide, Mental Health Awareness Week, and what you can do to help
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