David Larsen running the Reading half marathon. He has raised £375 so far.
There's still time to sponsor Dave go to http://www.justgiving.com/davidlarsen
For our latest newsletter (no.35), please click
here. If you would like a hard copy sent to
you, please send a SAE A4 size to our office at:
PAPYRUS Lodge House Thompson Park, Ormerod Road, Burnley BB11 2RU
Back issues are online at: 34, 33, 32.
Seminar:
Following a very successful event in Lancashire, we have organised another seminar in York to present the resource pack for Universities and Colleges based on the findings of the RaPSS research project. For information about the seminar click here, a booking form is here. For more about the Preventing Student Suicide pack
click here. For background information on the research please go to www.rapss.org.uk.
HOPELineUK:
For information about our helpline, click
here.
HOPELineUK now offers a daytime service from 10am to 2pm, in addition to our evening hours of 7pm to 10pm.
Recently we were offered a freephone number by PRS Telecoms. This allows
free calls from BT landlines, though other networks and mobiles may make a charge. If you want promotional
material by email send an order from here
Overwhelming Support for PAPYRUS Internet Safety Campaign:
A recent YouGov survey commissioned by PAPYRUS indicated overwhelming support for a change in the law to make it illegal for internet sites to publish material that has the sole purpose of encouraging and aiding suicide.
81 percent of those surveyed agreed that UK law should be amended to ensure that it is illegal to groom young people through online websites and chat rooms to take their own lives. Of these 62 percent strongly agreed.
78 percent agreed that the existence of websites that have the sole intention of encouraging others to take their own lives is a threat to young and vulnerable people in our society. Of these 54 percent strongly agreed.
We are now challenging the government to respond to what it believes is clear public demand for change in the law.
A leaflet on the safe use of the internet is available from the office. You can download
a pdf here.
If you would like more information about this, email the office
or for the campaign objectives click
here.
PAPYRUS in the Marches and PAPYRUSCymru:
If you are interested in starting a group in your own area, or for further information about these fundraising 'societies', Send an email.
Donations can be made online through links on this page.
