GiveLoveLeeds Podcast
Men's Suicide Prevention Programme
In 2018 we partnered with Leeds City Council, Public Health to establish and run the Men’s Suicide Prevention Programme, supporting projects which aims to provide funding for voluntary and community organisations to support social activities for men and to provide outreach work with targeted communities to reduce social isolation.
Since 2018 this ground-breaking programme has enabled preventative work with men who are at the highest risk of suicide in Leeds, five times higher than women, and higher than the national average. The fund has distributed over £240k in grants, supporting 17 projects and 1,378 men across Leeds.
These projects ranged from men’s walking groups, a men’s mental fitness group programme to improve resilience, coping strategies and wellbeing to live theatre performances aiming to raise awareness of men’s mental health issues.
In this episode, we’ll be talking about the Men’s Suicide Prevention Programme we’ve managed over the past 3 years. The main aim of which, is to provide funding for voluntary and community organisations to support social activities for men and to provide outreach work with target communities to reduce social isolation.
In this episode we're joined by Duncan Millard from Humans Being and Cheryl Harrington from Brackenwood Community Association, two Community Organistions who have been supported through the programme and are working to increase social connections particularly for men who are at greater risk of becoming social isolated.
A full transcript of this podcast can be found here.
If you are going through a tough time or you know someone that may need help, you don't have to face it alone. You can contact Mindwell on 0800 1830558 or on their website here. Alternatively you can get in contact with the Samaritans on 116 123 or drop them any email at jo@samaritans.org.
Leeds Community Foundation distributes vital grants and gives trusted advice to voluntary groups and charities across Leeds to influence positive change. Driven by creating meaningful social impact for thousands of local people every year. During 2020/2021 we have distributed £5.8m across Leeds and Bradford. Watch this short film which captures what we do, who we are, and how we're making an impact.
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Contact Leeds Community Foundation
• Call us on 0113 242 2426
• Email us at info@leedscf.org.uk
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In 2018 we partnered with Leeds City Council, Public Health to establish and run the Men’s Suicide Prevention Programme, supporting projects which aims to provide funding for voluntary and community organisations to support social activities for men and to provide outreach work with targeted communities to reduce social isolation.
Since 2018 this ground-breaking programme has enabled preventative work with men who are at the highest risk of suicide in Leeds, five times higher than women, and higher than the national average. The fund has distributed over £240k in grants, supporting 17 projects and 1,378 men across Leeds.
These projects ranged from men’s walking groups, a men’s mental fitness group programme to improve resilience, coping strategies and wellbeing to live theatre performances aiming to raise awareness of men’s mental health issues.
In this episode, we’ll be talking about the Men’s Suicide Prevention Programme we’ve managed over the past 3 years. The main aim of which, is to provide funding for voluntary and community organisations to support social activities for men and to provide outreach work with target communities to reduce social isolation.
In this episode we're joined by Duncan Millard from Humans Being and Cheryl Harrington from Brackenwood Community Association, two Community Organistions who have been supported through the programme and are working to increase social connections particularly for men who are at greater risk of becoming social isolated.
A full transcript of this podcast can be found here.
If you are going through a tough time or you know someone that may need help, you don't have to face it alone. You can contact Mindwell on 0800 1830558 or on their website here. Alternatively you can get in contact with the Samaritans on 116 123 or drop them any email at jo@samaritans.org.
Leeds Community Foundation distributes vital grants and gives trusted advice to voluntary groups and charities across Leeds to influence positive change. Driven by creating meaningful social impact for thousands of local people every year. During 2020/2021 we have distributed £5.8m across Leeds and Bradford. Watch this short film which captures what we do, who we are, and how we're making an impact.
Learn more about Leeds Community Foundation and subscribe to our newsletter here.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @LeedsCommFound.
Contact Leeds Community Foundation
• Call us on 0113 242 2426
• Email us at info@leedscf.org.uk
• Tweet us at @LeedsCommFound
• Sign up to our newsletter here