289 October 2018 - Gryffe Advertizer

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Family Raises Awareness in
Suicide Prevention Week
Since his son
Adam tragically
took his own life,
Andy Alcroft and
his family have
raised funds
and awareness
for charities for
those bereaved by
suicide.
The Paisley dad
tells his story in
Suicide Prevention Adam Alcroft with sisters Amy, Allyson and Alana
Week, in the hope
of stopping more families enduring the same heartbreak.
Adam was just 23 took his own life in 2015 close to Elderslie Golf Club. He had
been missing for more than two days.
He says that there can be warning signs that someone is thinking of suicide
and added: “Talking to someone who is thinking of taking their own life is
essential, as is directing them to somewhere they can go if they’re feeling down
and reassuring them it’s confidential.
“My message is that there are people out there who care and there are things
that can be done.”
Suicide Prevention Week is an annual awareness campaign to inform and
engage the general public about suicide prevention and the warning signs of
suicide. The campaign aims to reduce the stigma surrounding the issue, as
well as encourage people to seek mental health assistance and to support
those who have attempted suicide. The week wraps around World Suicide
Prevention Day, held on the 10 September each year.
Douglas Johnston is Service Co-ordinator of Renfrewshire HSCP Choose Life
Service, which raises awareness of suicide prevention and runs free training
courses to help people support anyone who is at risk of suicide.
He said: “We know that talking helps and can be key to keeping people safe.
The training courses we run help people to develop their confidence in having
those difficult conversations and helping people stay safe.
“If someone is thinking of suicide we encourage them to seek help, from
someone. If they can’t think of someone to speak to then, they could contact
their GP, NHS24, Breathing Space, Samaritans, RAMH First Crisis or HopeLine
UK as someone will want to help.”
Raising awareness of suicide prevention and giving the public information is a
vital part of the Choose Life work and the FREE training is open to anyone who
lives and/or works within Renfrewshire. For more information email chooselife.
sw@renfrewshire.gov.uk For more information on suicide prevention in
Renfrewshire, call 0141 849 2200. The national helpline Breathing Space can
be reached on 0800 83 85 87, and RAMH First Crisis can be contacted on
0141 848 9090.
The Advertizer
Walk All Over Cancer
Slimmers in
Kilmacolm have
been putting their
best feet forward to
raise £547.00 for
Cancer Research
UK. The group
walked 5k for
Cancer Research
UK together on
26th August and
smashed their 5
million step count
target by achieving
5,414,640 million steps.
All month they have been sponsored to up their daily step count, and they
rounded off their Walk All Over Cancer with Slimming World campaign with a
celebratory group walk at Battery Park along with other Inverclyde Slimming
World groups. The event aims to raise awareness of the links between keeping
a healthy weight and reducing the risk of cancer.
Weight loss Consultant Linda Stewart organised the event, “I’m so proud of
all of my members who set themselves the challenge of walking more this
August.
“I’m sure my members will inspire more people to get active and improve their
health, while also helping raising awareness of the links between obesity and
cancer. The money raised will go towards an amazing cause – one my members
feel very passionate about – helping to support Cancer Research UK’s lifesaving
research.”
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