Upcoming Campaigns
World Suicide Prevention Day 2025
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This year, World Suicide Prevention Day takes place on Wednesday 10 September 2025.
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The theme for this year is 'Changing the narrative on suicide' with a specific focus on ensuring all suicide awareness and prevention resources are accessible to all - whether that is creating resources in multiple languages, or ensuring resources are appropriate for those who use screen readers.
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We have summarised a variety of resources and useful information on this page to help you raise awareness this World Suicide Prevention Day.
Support for Children & Young People
We all have emotions and feelings, but sometimes children and young people can find it difficult to manage these emotions.​
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If you are a young person, or know a young person struggling, please see the following Rainbow Guide to find support and advice in your local area.
Now You're Talking Campaign
The “Now You’re Talking” campaign encourages us all to try and open up about our mental health, and to encourage us to talk to someone we may be worried about. Is there someone you trust, who you could talk to if you’re feeling a bit low, anxious or uncertain?
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If you are struggling, and need support, you can access a variety of mental health support for adults, across County Durham, below.
Durham Mental Wellbeing Alliance
In 2021, Durham County Council decided to commission a new collaborative approach to a range of support services including prevention, early identification and recovery support for people who are experiencing mental health issues. This collaborative approach is known as an ‘Alliance’ where a number of providers pool together their skills, knowledge and resources for the benefit of people in County Durham and aim to provide an improved streamlined service.
