North Central London Integrated Care System have partnered with Grassroots Suicide Prevention to remind North London residents that if you are thinking about suicide or worried about someone else, it’s ok to ask for help.
Stay Alive is an award-winning suicide prevention resource packed full of useful information and tools to help people stay safe in crisis. It is available as a free-to-download app or on a web browser.
Stay Alive has a wide range of features including advice for when you may be struggling with suicidal thoughts, and guidance for people worried about someone else. It also has many customisable and interactive sections:
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LifeBox – a space to store life-affirming photos, images, videos, music, and files
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Safety Plan – a plan to help recognise signs a suicidal crisis is beginning or escalating, and actions to stay safe
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Wellness Plan – a plan for longer term recovery
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Breathing exercises – a range of exercises to help relax in stressful situations
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Reasons for living – a list of evidence-based reasons to stay alive, themed around the self, family and friends, and hope and belief
Alongside over 100 national services and helplines that can offer support, you can also find information on over 40 local services by clicking ‘Find Help Now’ and filtering for North London.
The app is available on both Android and iOS, or can be accessed at stayalive.app
Suicidal thoughts can affect anyone at any time, so we want to make sure that no matter what services people are accessing in the community, they have access to potentially life-saving resources. If you’d like to share any posts on social media, you can visit https://trello.com/b/1I64Izbb for campaign graphics and text for newsletters.
If you would like to learn more about the campaign, or have any further questions, please email ncl.suicideprevention@barnet.gov.uk.