Special edition - World Suicide Prevention Day in Fife
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Welcome to Time Space Compassion, a podcast from Suicide Prevention Scotland.
To mark World Suicide Prevention Day (10 September 2024) we visited Dunfermline Athletic FC's East End Park to meet four people working in suicide prevention in Fife.
Lawrence Broadie is joined by Maggie Wright, Co-founder and CEO at Families in Trauma, Kenny Armour, an area lead at ANDYSMANCLUB, Fife Council community education worker Kirsty McElhinney, and Dunfermline Athletic's mental health ambassador Eddie Martin.
Producer: Jake Gray | Editor: Emily George
Key links for this series:
Suicide Prevention Scotland Medium blog
NHS Inform - Surviving Suicidal Thoughts
Creating Hope Together - Scotland's Suicide Prevention Strategy
Creating Hope Together - Scotland's Suicide Prevention Action Plan
Support is available:
If you or someone you know is struggling with their mental health or feeling suicidal, please don’t hesitate to ask for help by contacting your GP, NHS24 on 111, Samaritans on 116 123 or Breathing Space on 0800 83 58 87.
If you are ever in immediate danger or have the means to cause yourself harm you should dial 999 and request an ambulance.
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