PAPYRUS is
a UK charity committed to suicide prevention, focusing
predominantly on the emotional well-being of children,
teenagers and young adults. We offer the general
public and professionals alike, the requisite resources
and support to help prevent suicide and improve
mental health in young people. While preventing
youth suicide is our primary focus, our concern
in preventing suicide encompasses all age groups.
The main aims of PAPYRUS
are:
1. To promote an understanding
of the unique contribution that parents, families
and carers can make to suicide prevention by:
a. providing assistance to parents
and others, in a caring or professional role,
in supporting vulnerable young people.
b. being represented in policy making decisions
at all levels and monitoring their implementation.
c. encouraging, initiating and taking part in
the development of learning opportunities for
all.
d. encouraging, taking part and/or initiating
research into suicide prevention.
e. campaigning for adequate mental health services
for young people, and an easily accessible route
to such help on an informal basis.
2. To promote public awareness
of the importance of emotional well-being and
sound mental health by:
a. promoting awareness of the risk of mental or
emotional distress during adolescence and throughout
life, and helping to remove the stigma of such
occurrences.
b. encouraging the promotion of emotional well-being
and sound mental health, in all levels of education.
c. co-operating with professional, statutory and voluntary
bodies working in the suicide prevention field.
d. encouraging and disseminating examples of good
practice in suicide prevention.
Become a member,
send us a gift, or volunteer some of your
time - its up to you!
There are many ways we can benefit from
your help and experience. Like many other
voluntary organisations, we need funds to
continue to develop and grow.
So, whether you are able to make a donation
or organise a fundraising activity, you
can help us to continue working.
But there's more to it than just raising
funds. We need people to raise awareness,
not only of the problem of young suicide
but also of the help that is available.
This may involve distributing our booklets
to your local health-care facilities or
joining a local policy making committee.
Whichever role you decide to fulfil, call
us and we will give you the necessary support
to enable you to achieve it.
You can start by completing the membership
form and sending it to us today. You will
receive at least three newsletters per year
and your voice will add strength to those
who, like you, have decided that its time
to act.
Fundraising
ideas!
You could:
• organise a coffee morning, a Bingo
night or a concert
• ask for donations instead of presents
for a birthday or anniversary
• run a marathon - we can supply you
with sponsor forms
• start a fundraising
society,
• buy or sell our Christmas cards
Call
HOPELineUK - 08000 68 41
41 for practical advice to
help deal with thoughts of suicide
Further information:
Please visit our website at http://www.papyrus-uk.org
Helpline:- HOPELineUK 08000 68 41 41
Mon-Fri 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Weekends 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Admin telephone: 01282 432555
Mon-Fri 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Our registered office address is:
PAPYRUS prevention of young suicide
Lodge House, Thompson Park
Ormerod Road
Burnley
Lancashire
BB11 2RU
Fax: 01282 432777
e-mail:
admin@papyrus-uk.org
For more information about fundraising for
PAPYRUS e-mail: members@papyrus-uk.org
Call
HOPELineUK - 08000 68 41
41 for practical advice to
help deal with thoughts of suicide
PAPYRUS (Prevention of Suicides) is a charity registered in the United
Kingdom number 1070896
and a company limited by guarantee, registration
number 3555482.
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