In the UK we lose someone to suicide every 80 minutes and it is the highest cause of death in men under the age of 50 and in all adults under 35. Despite this, effective support is hard to find.

The Listening Place (TLP) meets this need by providing free, face-to-face, ongoing support to those who feel suicidal. And they know that their support works, with visitors reporting a highly-significant reduction in how suicidal they feel after 3 and 6 months of support.

To date TLP has supported 14000 people and aims to support 6000 this year.

We all lost a very dear friend Louis just before Christmas. In his memory Rob Slater and I are running the Warwick Half Marathon and we are hoping to raise some money to help others avoid the tragic consequences of suicide.