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…

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Suicides by young people peak in exam season, report finds

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‘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

Almost half of trans pupils in UK have attempted suicide, survey finds

Stonewall survey shows eight out of 10 trans young people bullied at school or college have self Read more

App offers suicide prevention help and support in Herefordshire

A NEW app will offer information, help and support to people in Herefordshire to help them avoid sui Read more

Poppy Jaman: ‘I think there’s a wave of change coming in mental health’

The chief executive of Mental Health First Aid England says going into every secondary school is jus Read more

We’re working with children in care to improve mental health

More than 70% of children in care have mental health problems; an expert panel is drawing up an acti Read more

Lack of post-hospital mental health care ‘increasing risk of suicides’

Thousands of vulnerable people are being left at increased risk of suicide because NHS mental Read more

Do British universities have a suicide problem?

Imagine being woken up in the middle of the night by a phone call from your frantic 18-year-old son, Read more

TV dramas should not portray suicide methods, say MPs

In a report on the government’s suicide prevention strategy, the House of Commons health select co Read more

New school mental health and wellbeing service to launch

A new mental health and wellbeing service is launching in North Yorkshire run by the county council Read more

Who We Are

The Problem

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If you are feeling suicidal right now then there is help available.

Talking about your thoughts and feelings is the first step.

Get help now by ringing one of these helplines >>>>

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