Suicide Prevention Pathways (SPP) Talk Suicide Support Service offers FREE of Charge support to ensure access to all who need it. The support service was established 15 years ago to fill gaps that exist for people struggling with suicidal thoughts and emotions in receiving ongoing, non-clinical compassionate care and support. A decade and a half on, we continue to be the lifeline for those falling through the cracks, offering our support without charge to ensure access to all who need it.
Our recent Evaluation in partnership with Australian Catholic University has shown our service to be unique and effective with service users reporting increased self-awareness about their suicidal thoughts and behaviours, less hospital emergency and GP visits, and a general reduction in suicidiality. One of our many appreciative clients stated:
“Being connected in with SPP has changed my life for the better. I now recognised my emotions for what they are and can respond to my needs well. I do have ongoing suicidal thoughts but I believe that these thoughts, not urges, are well managed. Overall, I couldn’t be happier that I was referred to your services. It’s not often you get a service that sincerely delivers. I’ve felt very cared for and understood”.
We are so happy to have made, and continue to make such a difference in people’s lives. However, our work is far from over with countless individuals and families still in need of our support. Demand for our unique and vital service continues to increase every year with our service receiving the largest number of requests for support in any one month period than ever before over the past 12 months.
In 2022, SPP received 240 requests for support, a 30% increase from the previous year.
‘With this growing demand stretching our finite resources, we need your help, and ask you to consider investing in saving a life. As a purely philanthropically funded organisation with few “operational overheads”, you can help us to continue providing direct care and support to individuals contemplating suicide, as well as their families free of charge. With your kind donation, we can continue to be a lifeline to individuals in their time of need.’
Again, we thank you for your continued belief in the work we do because without it, out of the thousands of people we have helped, some may not still be with us today.
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