You have no doubt seen the well-meaning encouragement around Mental Health and Suicidal Risk where we tell people all they have to do is Reach Out. No doubt this Autumn #ReachOut will appear on socials but I am here to tell you why this is completely the wrong emphasis, why this is simply not enough and what we need to be doing instead. If you are already overwhelmed and feeling hopeless, worthless and like a burden to others, reaching out may not be within your capability for all sorts of reasons AND what if you did reach out but still did not get the help you needed, as we sadly see so many times. Our new programme REACH IN is designed deliberately to help us as a society to do better when suicidal risk is present and to not be afraid of starting conversations that can change and even save lives. We will talk more about this, in a Domestic Abuse context specifically, on our free Masterclass on 15th September - hope you can join me?
