SUICIDE OR SURVIVE
About
Mission
We work to prevent suicide through programmes grounded in courageous conversations, lived/living experience, and practical skill-building to support people to live with suicidal thoughts without being defined by them.
Vision
An Ireland where people have the courage to speak about suicide, and the space to be heard, so that hope is possible even on the darkest of days
Values
Courage is our foundation. It takes courage to face the darkest days, to break the silence around suicide, and to keep going.
Hope is a possibility we hold open for others when they can’t or don’t want to hold it themselves
Compassion is a quiet strength that is present in our words and action to every person in every moment
Understanding is at the heart of our approach as we seek to listen deeply, honour lived/living experience, and recognise that each person’s path is their own.
Who we are
Suicide or Survive is a national charity working to prevent suicide and to break the silence that surrounds it.
What we do
We deliver facilitated group programmes rooted in lived/living experience which enable courageous conversations about suicide to happen. Honest conversations are the foundation of suicide prevention where people discover the power within themselves to be able to live with suicidal thoughts.
How we do it
Working in collaboration with community, voluntary and statutory agencies, we cocreate and facilitate programmes for anyone impacted by suicide to include people who experience suicidal thoughts or have made attempts on their life, people who support them, and the workplaces, communities and systems around them.
Why we do it
Suicide prevention is not just one part of what we do but it is the reason we exist.
Courageous conversations can and do prevent suicide so that is what all our work supports.