A relevant start in research was to look into Papyrus, before this brief I had no prior knowledge of the national charity for the prevention of young suicide. Suicide is the biggest youth killer in the UK, in 2015, 1,659 young people took their own lives. That equates to over four per day. Every year many thousands more attempt or contemplate suicide, harm themselves or suffer alone, afraid to speak openly about how they are feeling. It is Papyrus aim to have a society that aims to speak openly about suicide and have resources available for people who have suicidal thoughts.
They aim to reduce the number of youth suicide deaths in the UK which personally I couldn't believe was so high. 'by shattering the stigma around suicide' this is a quote from the Papyrus website, they aim to end this stigma and prevent young suicides. So that no one should have to go through the heartbreak of losing a loved one to suicide. Papyrus believes that everyone can play a role in preventing young suicide, and I hope through this brief I can help.
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