Here to Help, SJOG’s suicide prevention programme for people with autism, has been recognised as one of Europe’s leading innovation projects. At the Caritas European Innovation Festival held on Friday, 14 February, Here to Help was selected as a Caritas Laureate Programme, affirming its significant impact and effectiveness.
The festival showcased 42 pioneering initiatives from across Europe and beyond highlighting innovative solutions to social challenges.
Since its launch last summer, Here to Help has positively impacted over 19,000 people, with more than 950 professionals receiving autism-specific training. The project’s web platform has also seen remarkable engagement, recording over 70,000 interactions to date.
Ashley Wilson, Head of Quality and Service Development at SJOG presented the project at the festival, and an accompanying video was played highlighting the project’s aims and impacts on helping to reduce the prevalence of suicide amongst autistic people and those who support autistic people.