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SJOG UK Receives DHSC Funding to Launch Suicide Prevention Project

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has made available a £10 million grant fund to support suicide prevention activities delivered in England by voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE) organisations in 2023 to 2025.

SJOG is amongst a number of organisations to be funded.

The funding will fuel the launch of ‘Here to Help’ – a new initiative focused on suicide prevention among people with autism in Teesside.

1 in 100 people are autistic in the UK – totalling more than 700,000 individuals.  People with autism are 9 times more likely to die of suicide.

SJOG has been working with people with autism to provide the information and interactive resources they, and their family, friends, carers, schools, employers and universities across the Tees Valley local authority area need.

Dr Lisa Alcorn, Chief Operating Officer, said, “This project represents a crucial step forward in addressing the heightened risk of suicide among people with autism. Our goal is to provide comprehensive support and resources to those in need.”

The project is due to be launched in early summer 2024 and will also involve local charity MAIN.

More information can be found at: www.sjog.uk/heretohelp

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