The Alliance of Suicide Prevention Charities

Who We Are

The Alliance of Suicide Prevention Charities (TASC) is an alliance of the leading charities dealing with suicide prevention and mental health issues. The TASC website is an educational and resource hub. We do not provide direct services. For more information about our members and their work, please see individual core members and advisors…

The Problem

Suicide is the greatest cause of death amongst young men (15-44) in the UK as well as many young women too. Every four minutes someone in the UK tries to kill themself and every hour and a half someone suceeds.

The World Health Organisation states that on average around 1 million people a year die by suicide; that is 1 death every…

Latest News

Finding the Words – supporting those bereaved and affected by suicide

Few people like to talk about death, and many of us feel awkward around someone who has been bereave Read more

Support After Suicide Partnership Survey

The SASP is the co-ordinating hub for a UK-wide network of organisations that support people who hav Read more

Time to Talk service

A Service of Reflection for People Affected by Suicide Saturday 3rd March 2018 10:30 – 11:30am follo Read more

Jeremy Hunt on NHS mission for ‘zero suicides’ as he says such deaths are not an ‘occupational hazard’

The NHS will put its most vulnerable patients on digital ‘suicide watch,’ as part of a national mi Read more

The NHS in Liverpool: a great place for psychiatrists to work

Mental health services at Mersey Care NHS foundation trust are thriving – with medical practitio Read more

Suicide is at record level among students at UK universities, study finds

Research also finds number of students who disclose mental health problem in first year has risen fi Read more

The bold new fight to eradicate suicide

Suicide is the leading cause of death among young people in the UK. Now an ambitious initiative is t Read more

Public involvement in suicide prevention II: The Stranger on the Bridge

The University of Exeter Medical School are now seeking to gain a better understanding of the part m Read more

Suicides by young people peak in exam season, report finds

Research backs fears of campaigners calling for reversal of cuts in counselling services at schools Read more

‘There’s too much expected of us’: York students speak out about the many threats to their mental health

As exam season draws to a close, YorkMix is publishing a three-part series on mental health in schoo Read more

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