Nearly 6,000 suicides occurred in the UK in 2017.

That figure means there is one death by suicide every two hours - and many more people are thought to attempt suicide. Suicide is the leading cause of death among young people aged 20-34 years in the UK and it is considerably higher in men, with around three times as many men dying as a result of suicide compared to women. It is the leading cause of death for men under 50 in the UK.

One reason that men are more likely to complete suicide may be because they are less likely than women to ask for help or talk about depressive or suicidal feelings. Recent statistics show that only 27% of people who died by suicide between 2005 and 2015 had been in contact with mental health services in the year before they died.

SECE Mind and ENS Recruitment have decided to join forces and hold a 24 hour danceathon. Volunteers will be dancing for 24 hours solid; 12 hours in memory and 12 hours as prevention for this vital cause. Please donate today.