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The Listening Place Supporting people who feel suicidal in London.

Beneficiaries

  • The General Public / Mankind

    We support anyone who feels suicidal on a spectrum from those with mild suicidal ideation to those who have recently made an attempt.

  • Reach of your work

    We want to transform suicide support in London.

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

The Listening Place provides free, face-to-face, 100% confidential support for people who are feeling suicidal. Support is provided by well trained volunteers and continues for as long as the person needs. Our support focuses on active, compassionate listening and giving people the space and confidence to share their pain. We are the only charity offering this service in London and we now receive referrals from every London Borough and over 100 partner organisations.

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BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

4000

We are now at capacity to support 4000 individuals a year.

SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£800,000.00

TIMELINE

May 2021 Onwards

Activity goals

All 5400 people referred to be contacted within 24 hours and receive a first appointment in a week.

Of the 5400 referred, we want 4000 to go onto receive ongoing support at The Listening Place.

We want those supported to experience significant reductions in how suicidal they feel.

Activity Actions

  • Processing 450 new referrals monthly from over 100 partner organisations.

  • Volunteers to providing free, face-to-face, ongoing support for 4000 people who feel suicidal.

  • Recruitment team to train 200 new volunteers over the next 12 months to meet demand for our support.

  • TLP to give volunteers supervision/support to ensure they have an excellent volunteer experience.

  • TLP and Senior volunteers to review each visitor's progress every six weeks.

Activity details
GEOGRAPHIC REACH

England: London

IMPACT REPORTING

Bi-annually

March 2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UN SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
How we monitor the quality and results of our work

We monitor the impact of our support using the clinically recog. Columbia Suicide Severity Scale.

WHO IS ALREADY FUNDING THE PROJECT?

Fishmongers Charity

Core funding provided by Fishmongers Company Charitable Trust.

Julia and Hans Rausing Trust

Core funding provided by the trust until Apr 2022.

Bright Future Trust

Core funding provided until Apr 2024.

Stone Family Foundation

Core funding provided until April 2024.
OTHER PARTNERS

The NHS

around 65% of our referral partners are major london hospitals/GPs etc