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HOPELineUK is staffed by professionally qualified advisers who can give support, practical advice and information to anyone who is concerned that a young person they know may be suicidal.
The helpline launch was held at the call centre in Wrexham, north Wales on September 9th. It was attended by representatives from a variety of backgrounds: health, education, social services, police and prison service as well as from voluntary organisations like Samaritans and Childline.
Patron David Hanson, Minister of State for Northern Ireland, said ‘ I do not just support this charity as an MP, I support it as a human being. Along with my right honourable friends Simon Hughes of the Liberal Democrats and David Heathcoat-Amory of the Conservatives I believe that PAPYRUS is doing a vital job. If this helpline can save just one life |
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YoungPAPYRUS operates from the University of Manchester. Its members are undergraduates who are interested in promoting positive mental health in colleges and universities.
In their first year the group produced ‘Listen to Me’ - a leaflet which gives advice to parents on how to achieve better communication with their children.
YoungPAPYRUS is now in its second year. This year the group is hoping to develop a web site in order to raise mental health awareness amongst students. This website will aim to provide general |
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From left: David Hanson MP, Chair Anne Parry, Helpline Manager Janet Roberts and PAPYRUS Coordinator Tony Cox. |
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then it is a good start’ Please help us to spread the word by: telling people about HOPELineUK signposting potential users to our service printing off our flyer and putting it on your notice board sending an email to other people in your address book.
For promotional material for HOPELineUK contact us at: admin@papyrus-uk.org We can also supply the promotional material electronically for you to disseminate as an email. |
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advice about situations which a student may face that can test their mental health. These will include homesickness, exam pressure, depression and substance abuse.
The group would like to see similar YoungPAPYRUS groups in other colleges and universities. |
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HOPELineUK live |
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YoungPAPYRUS leaders Robert Plant and Samina Hassan |
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NICE Guideline: Depression in Children and Young People: identification and management in primary, community and secondary care was published in September. The Quick Reference Guide is available from www.nice.org.uk/CG028quickrefguide. The NICE Guideline is on ; www.nice.org.uk/CG028NICEguideline NICE has produced a version of this guidance for children and young people with depression, their families and carers, and the public, which is available from: www.nice.org.uk/CG028publicinfo
For printed copies call the NHS Response Line on 0870 1555 455 |
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Congratulations to The Charlie Waller Memorial Trust (www.cwmt.org) on the launch of their website for students. www.studentdepression.org is a brilliant achievement and will undoubtedly help many troubled young people who are at college or university. |
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Schools, colleges, universities Could you use our leaflet ‘Coping with Exams’ ? Available as a leaflet or bookmark, the text can also be |
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downloaded from our website. And it’s suitable for photocopying !! |
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Webchat I have visited your website many times; I am really impressed with it, as it's really informative for health professionals, parents, young people and students. I work with young people in schools raising awareness around mental health issues and also focus on suicide prevention. The video "Don't Die of Embarrassment" was excellent and provoked a really interesting discussion. Keep up the good work Najeeba Durrani Young Peoples Worker Asian Mental Health Access Project |
