Suicide Prevention Talk Testimonials
“I wanted to get in touch to say thank you for your presentation on suicide prevention yesterday at our school. As a parent and a counsellor, the message you are sending is invaluable to young people, staff, parents etc. Your video moved me to tears, what a beautiful son and I am truly sorry for your loss.”
“I came along to your talk last week and just wanted to say thank you for providing parents with the opportunity to learn from your devastating lived experience. Obviously, it’s a very difficult topic but I was very pleased to see the school taking the initiative and beginning to open up the conversations about suicide and what to look out for with your wonderful support. Many thanks again for opening up the conversation about suicide in such a compassionate manner.”
“Your presentation was just wonderful. It was real, touching and so informative and helpful. Ever since I’ve been asking my daughter how she is feeling and talking with her much more. The work you are doing is lifesaving, thank you so much.”
“I found the evening informative and shocking at the same time. I was shocked that suicide is the leading cause of death in young people today and the increase in rates relating to this. As a family we have first-hand had to deal with the trauma of losing a loved one to something that possibly could have been prevented. As a parent of a child who attends the school, I would welcome more open talk to the students. I feel it is incredibly important that suicide is talked about and the resources that are available for young people. Thank you for the time you took and the presentation you created. Also, thank you for taking the time to speak with me at the end. It really did mean a lot.”
“I think the tools you used and identified in the session gave me the confidence to speak to all 3 of my children and with the knowledge that I was doing the right thing”
“Thank you very much for the very informative and moving talk you gave us. I am a parent of an autistic boy, who verbalised about feeling depressed, and ending his life not long ago. I found your talk very useful and informative on how to manage the kind of situation I was faced with, and moving forward in the future. May you continue to help other parents prevent suicide of young people by arming them with the knowledge that they need, just like you did that evening. Thank you and more power to you.”
“We found your presentation really informative, and we were really engaged throughout. From your own experience and from a place of love you are able to bring teenage suicide, very much a subject that often people know little about and just don’t think it would happen to them to the forefront. You give signs to look out for and the courage as a parent to have those forthright discussions with our children. When we got home we discussed the subject and passed on what we had learnt to our other children. As a parent and foster carer, I would certainly be interested in any workshops/further sessions that might be offered in the future. The work you are doing is amazing.”
