# Suicide Awareness and Support Group

## Details

- **Country:** Northern Ireland
- **Charity number:** 107987
- **Status:** Received: 2 days late
- **Registered:** Aug. 10, 2020
- **Register:** https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/charity-search/charity-details-page/?regId=107987


## Contact

- **Address:** 209 Falls Road, Belfast, BT12 6FB
- **Postcode:** BT12 6FB
- **Phone:** 02890 239967
- **Email:** m.walker@suicideawareness.co.uk
- **Website:** www.suicideawareness.co.uk



## Activities

**Purposes:** The overall aim of the Suicide Awareness & Support Group is;  “To relieving the need of families bereaved, supporting individuals in times of suicidal crisis, Raising Suicide Awareness, Endeavouring to Create a Suicide Safer Community where Suicide Prevention is Everyone’s Business.”  The objects of the Association which will operate in West Belfast and its environs (hereinafter called “area of benefit”) shall be to:  -	Work for assistance of persons who are suicidal, despairing or in distress and thus reduce the incidence of suicide by providing or assist in providing support, Information and appropriate services and referral to treatment from professionals to enable such person to receive immediate help, compassion and friendship.  -	Alleviate distress and offer assistance to people who have suffered loss through suicide by loved ones, in particular the development of support systems within the community.   -	Promote the fostering of positive mental health and to improve the emotional wellbeing of people residing in the area of benefit.  -	Advance the education of the public into, and raise awareness of, the causes and effects of suicide and into the matters related to the nature of grieving, bereavement and the treatment and rehabilitation of individuals who attempt suicide.

**What the charity does:** The advancement of health or the saving of lives,The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage






## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £248028 | £277572 | £0 | 3 |



## Trustees

- Mr David Bell
- Mr Thomas Holland
- Mr Tim Attwood
- Mrs Grainne Woods
- Ms Deborah Kelly
- Ms Esther Meighan
- Ms Margaret Walsh