Suffolk SOBs launched petition

The petition to ban the term “committed suicide” from our language was launched 27 August 2015.

We need ten thousand signatures for a response from Government and if we get one hundred thousand signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament.

Please go to Suffolk SOBs website www.suffolk-sobs.org.uk or click the following link https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/106754 if you wish to get involved.  Follow us on Twitter @suffolksobs

The success of this campaign depends largely on each and every one of us giving our support and spreading the word.

Thank you.

Suzy Clifford – SOBs Suffolk

New suicide bereaved support groups in the London Area, including NW8, SE10 and EN2

For details contact Suicide Bereaved Network on 0300 999 0003 or email info@sbnwk.org.uk or you can register your interest through our online form http://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/SBNwkSOBS/

Angela Samata explores why some people take their own lives and how those who love them come to terms with the loss. Every year in the UK around 6,000 people will take their own lives, of whom three quarters will be men.

Documentary to be shown at a later date.

Documentary BBC One

Our previous Chair, Angela Samata goes on a journey around Britain to meet others who’ve suffered a similar loss and explores why.

Please see the following link http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2015/11/life-after-suicide for further information.  Please check with your local BBC programmes as times vary for Scotland, Wales and Ireland.

Have you been bereaved by suicide for 2 years or more?

Can you support others who have lost someone to suicide by volunteering for our Helpline?

If so, providing you have a landline, this type of support can be given from your own home. If you can give a 4 hour slot of your time any day of the week from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., please contact us on 0115 944 1117 or download our Helpline Volunteer Application form

Find out more by going to our Answering the Helpline page.

Please note that our Helpline number has changed to….

0300 111 5065

If you have the number in your telephone contacts, or written in a handy place, please remember to update it.

Bereaved loved ones will be put at the heart of the coroner system, Justice Minister Simon Hughes said today as he launched a new guide for people who have to become involved with inquests.

The new ‘Guide to Coroner Services’ explains simply to bereaved people how the inquest process works, what they should expect to experience, what standards of service they should receive from those involved, how to find help and what to do if they were not satisfied by the service.

The guide is the latest stage of Government’s drive to modernise the coroner system and make sure that bereaved families can receive the same standards of service from all 96 coroners in England and Wales, bringing an end to past inconsistencies. It follows the introduction last year of new national standards and the appointment of the first ever Chief Coroner, Judge Peter Thornton QC, to oversee the new system and drive improvement.

Copies of the guide are available here

Our new website is designed to help people over 18 who have been bereaved by suicide, and those who are supporting them.

We have increased the amount of information on the site and have included a section for people working with people who have been bereaved.

We’d love to have your feedback about the new site.