Harrogate Suicide Prevention Charity Partners with The Royal Foundation
The Jordan Legacy, a Harrogate-based suicide prevention charity has been announced as a partner of a new National Suicide Prevention Network created by The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales.
Backed by over £1 million in funding from The Royal Foundation over an initial three-year period, the National Suicide Prevention Network aims to deliver lasting change in how suicide is understood and prevented across the four nations. It will improve universal pathways for suicide prevention to ensure that they are evidence-based, effective and accessible to all.
For more than 12 months, The Royal Foundation had been following the work of The Jordan Legacy, and in June, founder Steve Phillip was invited to their offices in London to meet with the team who report directly to Prince William at Kensington Palace.
During Steve’s meeting, the Foundation’s directors explained the Prince’s vision and blueprint for a national suicide prevention network, encompassing, for the first time, all four nations across the United Kingdom.
Five leading charities – working across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland – join the Network as founding partners, alongside 14 innovation partners, including The Jordan Legacy. The Royal Foundation’s investment will support the delivery of vital new projects run by each of them.
Prince William is passionate about this initiative and together with The Royal Foundation, recognises that preventing suicide is a complex challenge, shaped by multiple social, economic and personal factors and that there is no one-size-fits-all model of support.
Over an initial three-year period, the National Suicide Prevention Network aims to deliver lasting change in how suicide is understood and prevented across the four nations. It will improve universal pathways for suicide prevention to ensure that they are evidence-based, effective and accessible to all.
The Network is founded on the hope and belief that, working together, the charities can do much more to prevent over 7,000 deaths that are caused by suicide in the UK every year, something Steve has been saying for a long time and why The Jordan Legacy's work with collaborative partners to develop “One Voice, One Hope” aligns so strongly with the Foundation’s aspirations and vision.
As one of the five founding partners, the Hub of Hope is also the Network’s official signposting organisation and represents the UK’s largest mental health support directory.
As a small non-profit located in North Yorkshire, The Jordan Legacy feel privileged to have been invited to join this collaborative network of influential suicide prevention advocates.
