Grassroots Suicide Prevention, one of the leading national suicide prevention charities and a UOK partner, has worked with ten charities to launch the Women’s Suicide Prevention Hub, a resource for self-identifying women who are at risk of suicide, and those worried about or working with them.
Why women?
Between 2012 and 2022, there was a 32% rise in women’s suicides in the UK (ONS). Women are twice as likely to attempt suicide as men. This tragedy is being overlooked.
Worldwide, more than 250,000 women end their own lives every year.
Risk Factors
Suicide is very complex and individual and rarely about one thing. It isn’t always a mental health issue. Grassroots worked with expert charities to address key risk factors specific to women. Understanding these risk factors, spotting the signs, and learning how to ask about suicide can save lives.
To understand more about women’s suicide, to encourage them to speak out and know they are not alone, refer to GSP’s Women’s Suicide Prevention Hub.
