This article is based on our own experience supporting people who are suicidal. This is our perspective from six years of daily experience. There has been no evidence sought to support the article below; it is simply our experiences as support workers within suicidology, working with suicidal individuals of all backgrounds.

This is how we have been supporting and have maintained our mindframe to support someone who is suicidal. It is also the mindframe upon which SAPUK has been developed.

"Supporting someone who is suicidal can be extremely difficult. Suicidal thoughts have no timescale for healing, nor do they have a specific cure. Each person who endures suicidal thoughts experiences this due to a different cause and will need a different and specific healing approach tailored to their needs"— Dan Shaw, Level 6 Psychology undergraduate

You do not have to be a trained counsellor, psychologist, or doctor to sit and speak with someone who is suicidal; anyone can be there for another person, especially when it is needed.