Story
Learn how in times of grief or sudden change ACTIVE LISTENING might save your life or the life of someone you love.
I’ve written this book having lost my son to suicide and knowing myself the desperate life-crushing feeling of not understanding the purpose of life, and the feeling that my family and friends would be better off without me. I am sharing what I have learned - learned through sleepless nights of trying desperately to work out why my son took his life - in the hope and passionate belief that it will help our community to be stronger.
Know that...
- Anyone can have thoughts that make them suicidal or want to harm themselves or others.
- NHS statistics from the UK, say that 1 in 5 of us have had thoughts of suicide at some point in our lives.
- However my hope is that B.E.C.K. will help you to: Understand how and why we think the way we do in times of distress. Create your own unique safety plan and build your resilience to live your fullest life.
I encourage you to appreciate the power we all have to support the mental health of our communities, and how in turn our communities will be better able to support us should we ever find ourselves in need.
All donations received will go directly to Beck’s Fund and be managed by Changes Health and Wellbeing to help educate and raise awareness of the support mechanisms available to all of us.
Visit https://beckbromley.com
You can read B.E.C.K. as a FREE pdf download. There is also a FREE double sided A4 Safety Plan to download, print and keep in your First Aid Kit, at home and at work. You'll have to put a little work in though, as only YOU can create a Safety Plan that'll work for YOU.
Note: the 24hr Services listed in the book and those you choose for YOUR safety plan will change over time, so check and update them at a schedule that works for you. For this reason, I'd recommend trying not to rely on just one resource, just in case one isn't available in the moment you might need it most.
To start finding out more about the resources offered by Changes, why not have a look at their work supporting young people: https://staffs.staywellcyp.org