IF A PERSON IS SERIOUS ABOUT KILLING THEMSELVES, THEN THERE’S NOTHING YOU CAN DO

“There’s absolutely everything you can do. The idea that suicide is inevitable would mean we may as well never help anyone who intends to take their own life. One of the hardest things when you’re a family member of a suicidal person is that it often highlights what needs to happen within the health service – it needs more support. The whole point of understanding suicide is to explore the contributory factors and how you can deflect them to have a different outcome,” says Emma.