PAPYRUS is
a UK charity committed to suicide prevention, focusing
predominantly on the emotional well-being of children,
teenagers and young adults. We offer the general
public and professionals alike, the requisite resources
and support to help prevent suicide and improve
mental health in young people. While preventing
youth suicide is our primary focus, our concern
in preventing suicide encompasses all age groups.
The main aims of PAPYRUS
are:
1. To promote an understanding
of the unique contribution that parents, families
and carers can make to suicide prevention by:
a. providing assistance to parents
and others, in a caring or professional role,
in supporting vulnerable young people.
b. being represented in policy making decisions
at all levels and monitoring their implementation.
c. encouraging, initiating and taking part in
the development of learning opportunities for
all.
d. encouraging, taking part and/or initiating
research into suicide prevention.
e. campaigning for adequate mental health services
for young people, and an easily accessible route
to such help on an informal basis.
2. To promote public awareness
of the importance of emotional well-being and
sound mental health by:
a. promoting awareness of the risk of mental or
emotional distress during adolescence and throughout
life, and helping to remove the stigma of such
occurrences.
b. encouraging the promotion of emotional well-being
and sound mental health, in all levels of education.
c. co-operating with professional, statutory and voluntary
bodies working in the suicide prevention field.
d. encouraging and disseminating examples of good
practice in suicide prevention.
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