Who We Are
NO MORE Suicide Partnership – Working Together to Prevent Suicide
The NO MORE Suicide Partnership consists of a wide range of partners, including charity and voluntary sector organisations, people with lived experience, local Councillors, emergency services, mental health trusts, NHS clinical commissioning groups, HMP Prisons & Probation, Highways England, Public Health England and the Cheshire & Merseyside Health & Care Partnership.
The Board is chaired by Ruth Du Plessis, Director of Public Health, St Helens Council.
| Members | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Ruth Du Plessis | Director of Public Health, St Helens Council |
| Angela Samata | Consultant Expert by Lived Experience |
| Councillor Louise Gittins | Leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council |
| Dawn Leicester | Director – Champs Public Health Collaborative |
| Hayley McGowan | Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
| Rebeca Martinez | Mersey Care NHS Trust |
| Katie Donnelly | North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Lesley Cleworth | Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group |
| Lisa Nolan | Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group, Children & Young People |
| Margi Butler | Warrington Clinical Commissioning Group |
| Tom Fairclough | Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group – Adults |
| TBC | Merseyside Police |
| Richard Rees | Cheshire Police |
| Jennie Maaskell | Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service |
| Mark Thomas | Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service |
| Craig Haydn | North West Ambulance Service |
| Kym Buckley | Her Majesties Prison Service |
| Jodi Whitelock | Her Majesties Prison Service |
| Mary Kelly | HMP Probation |
| Marie Orrell | HMP Probation |
| Rachel Gilbert | Wirral Mind – Lived Experience Network |
| Justine Maher | Zero Suicide Alliance |
| Kate Todick | Samaritans |
| Joann Hitchen | Papyrus |
| Ged Flynn | Papyrus |
| Annie Murray | Public Health England |
| Louise Thomas | NW Coast Strategic Clinical Network |
| Mike Leaf | Cheshire and Merseyside Child Death Overview Panel |
| Steven Knuckey | Suicide Support & Intelligence |
| Richard Holford | Local Authority Suicide Prevention Leads |
| Neil Boardman | Champs Public Health Collaborative |
| Lucia Scally | Champs Public Health Collaborative |
There is no single cause and no single solution to suicide. However, by working together, and using evidence-based interventions that draw on local & national intelligence, we can strive to eradicate this preventable death.
The NO MORE Suicide Partnership drives the strategic suicide prevention action across Cheshire & Merseyside.
Suicide is preventable yet in England 13 people kill themselves every day; one person every 90 minutes in the UK. The impact on family, friends, workplaces, schools and communities can be devastating; it carries a huge financial burden for the local economy and contributes to worsening inequalities.
The NO MORE Suicide Partnership is supported by the Champs Public Health Collaborative in co-ordinating the joint actions.
The Champs Suicide Prevention Co-ordinator is Neil Boardman
You can contact the Champs Support Team on [email protected]
Each Cheshire & Merseyside local authority has a Suicide Prevention Action Group and a local Suicide Prevention Lead
Cheshire East
Click here to visit the Live Well Cheshire East website
Click here to visit Cheshire East’s Children & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) website
Cheshire West & Chester
Click here to visit the Live Well Cheshire West website
Email:
[email protected]
Click here to visit CWaC’s Children & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) website
Halton
Click here to visit Halton’s mental health webpage
Click here to visit Halton’s Children & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) website
Knowsley
Click here to visit Knowsley’s health webpage
Email: [email protected]
Click here to visit Knowsley’s Children & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) website
Liverpool
Click here to visit Liverpool’s Live Your Life Well website
Click here to visit the Liverpool Children & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) website
Sefton
Click here to visit Sefton’s health webpage
Click here to visit Sefton’s Children & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) website
St Helens
Click here to visit St Helens’ OK To Ask mental health webpage
Email: [email protected]
Click here to view St Helens’ Children & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) website
Warrington
Click here to visit Warrington’s Happy Ok Sad website
Click here to visit Warrington’s Children & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) website
Wirral
Click here to visit Wirral’s health webpage
Click here to visit Wirral’s Children & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) website
Please note – the contacts above are not monitored 24/7 and therefore if you require urgent support please visit the Find Support Now page
We work with a range of partners to help achieve our mission.
You can contact the Champs Public Health Collaborative here:
T: 0151 666 5123
E: [email protected]