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World Suicide Prevention Day 2021
World Suicide Prevention Day September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) was established in 2003 in conjunction with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and is a significant advocacy and communication based event aimed at...
Sophie Conboy – 20-4-21 Challenge
I heard about the 20-4-21 challenge through my uncle, Eamonn, who took part in it last year. At first I was a bit intimidated by the huge amount of kilometres we had to cover in what seemed to be such a short time. However, I was excited to push myself and so I...
SOS 20-4-21 Challenge
The SOS 20-4-21 Challenge The aim of the 20-4-21 challenge is to get an elite group of people of all ages, fitness & physical abilities to complete 1000km each & raise awareness & vital funds for Mental Health Charity Suicide or Survive (SOS) This ask...
A Year Without Beer – Paul Bishop
People say I am funny, and being able to make people laugh is something that I am really proud of. I love a night out, and the social aspect of meeting up with friends, catching up and most importantly, laughing. But on my own, I can be funny in a...
International Womens Day – Síona Cahill
Suicide or Survive continue to bring our online mental health awareness programmes and webinars to the public throughout this time. Join us as we talk with Síona about the importance of Women in Leadership, Activism and her own journey with Mental Health on March 8th...
1000 Miles for Daragh – Fundraiser
The 1000 Miles for Daragh campaign is a challenge set up by a group of friends who wanted to honour their late friend Daragh Collins. Over the course of February, the group planned to run 1000 miles between them, raising as much money as possible for Suicide or...
Watch our Christmas Webinars, on demand
We have a series of pre-recorded webinars which you can watch in your own time this festive season. Getting yourself through Christmas - watch here While the festive season can bring great joy it can also have it's difficult moments, in this webinar we will...
SOS Programmes Review 2020
What an unusual year it has been to say the least. In March, life as we knew it for many of us was put on hold so to speak, access to supports and networks that we usually rely on were, for now, put out of reach. Covid19 really challenged Suicide or Survive when it...
JustMove Campaign 2020
The idea for JustMove came about from a conversation between work colleagues in 2019. A challenge was set to run/walk 100km throughout the month of November whilst raising funds for charity. With what started off as just a group of work colleagues coming together to...
HPRA and our mental wellbeing journey with SOS
Here in the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) our role is to protect and enhance public and animal health by regulating medicines, medical devices and other health products and to monitor the safety of cosmetics. The health of people and animals is at the...