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We’re joining with fellow members of the National Suicide Prevention Alliance (NSPA) to raise awareness of World Suicide Prevention Day.

Coronation Street's suicide storyline shows the importance of getting help if you're feeling suicidal or have lost someone to suicide

A compilation of suicide-related presentations, articles and good practice resources for members.

Open article: When working with suicide risk, therapists in private practice have the freedom to define much of their own practice, writes Andrew Reeves. Private Practice, December 2024.

From a community traumatised by six suicides in a year, Linda Eke reflects on the impact of suicide on counsellors working with survivors of the deceased. Therapy Today, December 2009

'Suicide is always a tragedy... We, services and institutions, can’t be defensive, and we all need to be able to have open conversations about it'. University and College Counselling, May 2023

Andrew Reeves and Maria-Gabriele Doublesin share their experiences of being bereaved by suicide and working with suicidal clients. Therapy Today, April 2020

Andy Williams reflects on the suicide of a client and considers the potent psychodynamics that led to his death. Private Practice, December 2018

Access to therapy a crucial part of suicide prevention, says our Four Nations Lead

Open article: Andrew Reeves believes risk is intrinsic to therapy and encourages practitioners to talk about suicide with their clients. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2022