Step by Step response service
Samaritans’ Step by Step service is designed to:
- ensure school communities are equipped to respond effectively
to an attempted or completed suicide
- enable the school community to recover
- prevent the formation of suicide clusters
The service is offered by trained specialist volunteers, called
Step by Step Coordinators, who offer practical support, guidance
and information on addressing the impact of suicide on the school
community.
Our Step by Step
Coordinators also work proactively with schools and local
authorities and other appropriate agencies to prevent suicides.
The service is currently being piloted in parts of Scotland,
Wales and South East England, and will be rolled out across the UK
at the end of 2010.
If you are in another part
of the UK or the Republic of Ireland and your school has been
affected by an attempted or completed suicide, please contact us to discuss how we can support
you.
The Step by Step Coordinators
- are specifically trained volunteers from our existing
Samartians local network
- can offer practical support, guidance and information on
addressing the impact of suicide on the school community
- also work proactively with schools and local authorities and
other appropriate agencies to prevent suicides
Related information
Step by
Step introduction
Resources for dealing with
suicide
Resources for dealing with
self-harm
Step
by Step background
Further Information
For further information please contact
Sam Oakley, Development Officer,
on +44 (0)208 394 8286 or email stepbystep@samaritans.org
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