Male Suicide Prevention, Web Chat Service

The male suicide prevention charity, the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) are pleased to announce the launch of a free web-chat service offering support, information and signposting to men who are depressed or in crisis.  Suicide is the leading killer of men aged 20-49 in the UK, and has overtaken coronary heart disease as a killer in older men aged up to 50. The latest statistics show that 77% of all suicides in the UK were male. Open every day between 5pm – midnight, users within the UK can chat anonymously and confidentially to trained helpline staff.  The web-chat can be accessed on the CALM website: www.thecalmzone.net The new service has been made possible by grants from Comic Relief and the Ellerman Foundation. Following research with their supporters, CALM identified a need to offer online provision, alongside their helpline and texting service, in order to make accessing support easier to a younger male audience.