2023 GRANT RECIPIENTS
Small, innovative and effective organisations that are combatting suicide in their local community and beyond.
The Rose Paterson Trust Grant Recipients are working to prevent suicide in their local community and beyond.
Each of these charities are passionate about their work. Their innovative approaches to suicide prevention are effective and demonstrate real results. They save lives and spread hope.
Small charities are often overlooked by funding organisations, despite having a huge impact on their service users, community, and region. The grants provided by The Rose Paterson Trust are therefore crucial – enabling the continuation of vital programmes, recruitment of staff, and the growth of life-saving organisations.
Bearded Fishermen
Founded on a lakeside, Bearded Fishermen have grown to become the go-to mental health support and suicide prevention services. StreetWatch Liaison teams are present no matter the weather, with crisis response units on hand and a 24/7 call centre.
Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team
Operating at a renowned suicide hotspot, BHCT volunteers draw on quality negotiation training to reach people at a critical point. The team patrol the cliffs every day of the year to provide care and compassion for people who are considering taking their lives.
Every Life Matters
Challenging stigma through a variety of programmes, the team at Every Life Matters encourage conversations, create awareness and provide training. Services have special focus on Cumbrian schools, making sure the next generation are emotionally equipped.
Salute Her
Specialist expertise focuses on armed forces women. Military settings are frequently high stress and traumatic, linking to high suicide rates. Paula is recognised as a thought leader, delivering intensive therapy, advocating for change and conducting impactful research to inform best practice.
If U Care Share Foundation
The If U Care Share Foundation’s prevention work begins with young people from the age of 4+, with the understanding that early years mental health education is vital to improving resilience in adulthood. They reach the most vulnerable people of the community and provide long term emotional and practical support.
Repeat funding from 2022
Kintsugi Hope
Kintsugi Hope offers an innovative package of mental health support tools for community groups across the country. Their programmes are a lifeline for anyone experiencing problems with their mental health, providing community and hope.
Repeat funding from 2022
Pillar Kincardine
Pillar Kincardine’s suicide prevention programme offers expert support to enable and empower members of the local community to nurture mental health and navigate the road to recovery.
Repeat funding from 2022
R;pple Suicide Prevention
In a moment of crisis, R;pple offers hope and an alternative to someone considering suicide by interrupting someone’s online search for a method to take their own life and instead, providing them with messages of hope and practical actions they can undertake to access help and support.
Repeat funding from 2022
Shropshire Mental Health Support
Shropshire Mental Health Support provides immediate face-to-face support for any person in crisis. They work with the whole community to boost mental health awareness and operate a telephone service 24-hour a day. They are saving lives and spreading hope across the county and beyond.
Repeat funding from 2022
Stable Lives
A safe place for people struggling to cope with the burdens of life. The team at Stable Lives use horses to deliver therapy in a relaxed environment. They reach people in ways traditional services cannot, allowing service users to connect with animals and find peace and understanding.
Suicide Prevention Bristol
Volunteer units walk the streets of Bristol and Bath, reaching people and striking up compassionate conversations at the time when this is sorely needed. Their active presence and focus on suicide hotspots is supported by a national call centre, dealing with hundreds of contacts.
Zest NI
The team provide professional, qualified therapeutic intervention to people suffering from poor mental health. Zest NI focuses on those unable to reach statutory services and therefore would not otherwise receive the help they need to avoid crisis.
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