Cheshire East self-harm and suicide prevention, support and information

Local suicide support services

Cheshire East Self-Harm and Suicide Prevention Partnership Board

The Cheshire East Self Harm and Suicide Prevention Partnership Board is a multi-agency group that includes expert professionals and lived experienced members. The objectives of the board include:

• Monitoring the progress and actions of the Cheshire East self harm suicide action prevention plan 2025-2027 (PDF, 1MB).
• Providing a Cheshire and Merseyside suicide prevention strategy (2025-2027)

Cheshire East Suicide Prevention Conference 2024

An overview of the Cheshire East Suicide Prevention Conference 2024 (PDF 9.4MB)

Urgent mental health support

Ring 999 / 111 for emergency assistance 

Where to get urgent help for mental health. Telephone: 111 (select option: mental health)

A GP can advise you about helpful treatments and also help you access mental health services. You may be able to refer yourself to some services.

Mental Health Crisis Cafes in Cheshire East in Crewe and Macclesfield offering support, information and signposting:

• Crewecial Cafe 
  • Location: 3 Partridge Close, Flat 2, Dunwoody Way, Crewe, CW1 3TQ

• The Weston Hub - Crisis Cafe 
  • Location: The Weston Centre, Earlsway, Macclesfield, SK11 8RL

Immediate support services

There are several free confidential support services available. You can download the listed immediate support services.

Support

• Samaritans - here to listen
  Whatever you’re going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. We’re here 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. 
  • Telephone: 116 123.
  • Email: jo@samaritans.org

• Mentell - Free Support Circles for Men 
  Confidential face to face or online support groups for men.

• The Silver Line Helpline is a free confidential service for older people, providing 24/7 support, friendship and advice.
  • Telephone: 0800 470 8090

• Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline - offering a safe space to talk between 10:00 - 22:00 everyday.
  • Telephone: 0300 330 0630
• Stay Alive Suicide Prevention app offers support, local and national helplines and a safety plan.

Support following Suicide or an attempt

• Amparo offer free and confidential, 1-1 or group support, for as long as you need it.
  • Telephone: 0330 088 9255

• Papyrus provide a suicide prevention helpline, HOPELINE247, is not only here to support young people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, or those concerned for them, It’s also here for any professional who has had an experience with suicide and would like to talk it through with a trained professional. 

  • Telephone: 0800 068 4141
  • Text: 88247
  • Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org 

• Sobs (Survivors Of Bereavement By Suicide)
• England - 2 Wish provides support for those who are affected by a sudden death of a young person.
• How Samaritans help in schools
• Step by Step Samaritans is a service that provides practical support to help schools prepare for and recover from a suspected or attempted suicide. It's also a service that provides practical support to help schools prepare for and recover from a suspected or attempted suicide.

Free Suicide Prevention Training

The Zero Suicide Alliance offer free awareness training.

Suicide Awareness Training modules, that are short, free and available online, view a list of free suicide Prevention Training (PDF, 432KB)

The training is aimed at anyone aged 16 and over who wants to know what to do if they’re ever in a situation where someone they know or see may be struggling with thoughts of suicide. 

Domestic abuse and suicidality toolkit

There is a growing awareness of the link between suicide and domestic abuse. In response to this the Cheshire East Domestic and Sexual Abuse Partnership, the Self-Harm and Suicide Prevention Partnership Board, and expert colleagues, have created a toolkit to support practitioners in effective intervention and providing crucial support.

• Domestic abuse and suicidality toolkit (PDF, 24MB) 

Resources booklets

These booklets have been developed to accompany the suicide prevention training and for anyone that needs a summary of conversation prompts, how to manage risk and signposting to services.

• Responding to suicide risk (PDF, 240KB)
• Responding to self harm and suicide risk for children and young people (PDF, 470KB)

Partner websites

• No more Suicide offers support, resources, and commissioned services available in Cheshire and Merseyside.
• NHS suicide support pages offer advice, support and related facts.

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