the Suicide Intervention Service...
IF YOU FEEL THAT LIFE IS NOT WORTH LIVING... and you are having thoughts of suicide, or you just need to talk...
We are here to help. If you are feeling vulnerable, please visit your GP and ask to be referred to us at Friends For Lives...
We practise an exclusive approach to suicide intervention that helps people explore new ways of thinking and being. Subject to referral our service will provide free support for individuals in emotional pain who are having thoughts of suicide.
This is an informal alternative to mainstream therapy services where clients receive unique personalised psychoeducational therapy on a ‘one to one’ basis.
The Friends For Lives initial 6-week programme is completely free of charge to individuals who have been referred to us by social, medical or mental health professionals. (Clients who prefer to pay for our services privately can do so using the ‘Private Appointment’ option available on this page)
Our role is to help those in need consider alternative ways of dealing with their current levels of distress and help them move from a place of helplessness, fear and immediate danger, to a place of safety, hope, recovery and long term resilience.
Our psycho-educational sessions include initial assessments, safety planning and ongoing monitoring services and supports that keep individuals safe whilst they explore additional longer term supports.
Many of those who have benefitted from our services have found that the learning experience with Friends For Lives was either supportive enough in itself to move them from a place of helplessness and exhaustion to a place of safety and new life energy, or that it has strengthened and empowered them to engage in traditional therapies more effectively.
A learning experience with Friend For Lives can prove transformational...
To reach out to us and use our services please visit your GP or another Mental Health Service Provider and ask them to complete one of our referral forms, we will then make contact with you direct to arrange an initial appointment.
For more information you can call us on: 07398157975
(Please note, we are an ongoing support and intervention service 'not' secondary therapy or an emergency response team. For emergency services please call: 999)
Reach out to us...
AND GET THE HELP YOU NEED WHEN YOU NEED IT MOST...
To access our 'free' programme, clients must be referred by a GP or Mental Health Service Provider. Professional Services wishing to refer a client/patient to our service should use the referral form button provided.
Clients who wish to pay privately can 'self-refer' and should use 'Private Appointment' button below to access to this service.
We are located at: Suite 8 & 8A, Prittlewell House, 30 East St, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH
Go Private?...
FACE TO FACE or ZOOM
£60.00
Many of our clients prefer to use our private service and book and pay for their sessions direct. This allows for an extension of our programme and 'out of hours' appointments with longer session times. If you wish to go private then please use the 'Private Appointments' button here to go to our private booking platform...
A warm welcome...
A cool place...
A hideaway...
A safe space...
Mental Health & Suicide Intervention Training Courses for you, your staff, and your clients...
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Friends for Lives are an established 'Not For Profit' Community Interest company.
Friends For Lives C.I.C
Company Registration Number 13769531.
Email: admin@friendsforlives.com
Phone: 0330 1136190
We are located at: Friends For Lives, Suite 8 & 8A, Prittlewell House, 30 East St, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH
Friends For Lives has been supported by the following organisations...
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Donations...
Helping us, help others...
Friends for Lives is a "not for profit" Community Interest Company.
We do not charge clients for using our program and our support is provided free of charge.
To be able to continue to provide this service we need to apply for funding from caring and supportive organisations some of which are listed below, and we also need to reach out and ask for donations from whoever can afford to help us.
We appreciate anything you can do....
How we work...
At Friends For Lives we specialise in suicide intervention...
We are a team of suicide informed 'Self Awareness Coaches' who use psycho-educational therapeutic techniques to guide you to discovering more about the mental and emotional processes you are currently experiencing and help you to learn new coping strategies to support safety and healing.
Our team is reinforced by highly trained Suicide Prevention Specialists and we have created a unique programme of one to one coaching and additional supports that has been made available free to anyone experiencing thoughts of suicide.
Giving someone the opportunity to simply talk about suicide is often all that is needed to take them from a place of isolation and danger to a place of support and safety". In our lovely calm therapy rooms in Southend we offer safe, welcoming, non-judgemental and completely confidential spaces outside of typical public health and social care services. The people we support are invited to share their thoughts and feelings with highly trained people who truly care and who are comfortable talking about suicide. Our clients feel safe to talk about every aspect of their life and their feelings without the worry of over-intervention.
Our innovative training programme provides all of the above and more... A learning experience with Friends For Lives can be truly life changing. 'We are here to help'...
Scan the QR Code on the Friends For Lives App to save it to your smart phone...
The FFL App will allow you to book appointments and sessions and also complete safety plans and wellbeing programmes that can help keep you safe and well.
It also has easy access to the numbers and contacts you need in times of crisis.
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Volunteer your services...
Friends For Lives are seeking the help of Qualified Mental Health Practitioners who have time to spare and would like to learn how our program works in order to be able to directly support vulnerable individuals experiencing thoughts of suicide. Friends For Lives provides full extensive ongoing training for those wishing to help us in the work that we do. Thank you for your consideration...
Our Support & Training Centre is located at:
Suite 8 Prittlewell House, 30 East St, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH
