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# Brighton & Hove to become ‘suicide safer city’
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/brighton-hove-to-become-suicide-safer-city/
- Published: 2013-07-26T08:33:47.000Z
- Updated: 2013-07-26T08:33:47.000Z
- Description: Grassroots Suicide Prevention, a Brighton based organisation that provides mental health and suicide prevention training courses has launched a campaign to make Brighton & Hove a ‘suicide safer city’. Their campaign seeks to train 1% of the city’s population in suicide prevention with the aim of pr
- Author: Besi
- Tags: Health, News

![Grassroots Suicide Prevention](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/web-3008.jpg)

Grassroots Suicide Prevention, a Brighton based organisation that provides mental health and suicide prevention training courses has launched a campaign to make Brighton & Hove a *‘suicide safer city’*.

Their campaign seeks to train 1% of the city’s population in suicide prevention with the aim of providing a point of contact for people thinking of committing suicide. Additionally, the campaign’s target is for 5% of Brighton and Hove residents to take a suicide prevention pledge. The campaign has the backing of Public Health, the NHS and Brighton and Hove City Council.

Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven has welcomed a campaign.

**He said:**

> *“I want to encourage residents to take the suicide prevention pledge and I welcome the campaign by Grassroots Suicide Prevention which seeks to tackle a difficult and persistent issue in Brighton and Hove.*  
>  
> *“Hopefully this campaign will help to de-stigmatise the issue of suicide and show people who are contemplating suicide that help is available.”*

**For more information, [CLICK HERE:](http://www.prevent-suicide.org.uk/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)**