"Let’s talk - Silencing the silence of suicide"
| Dates: | 26 November 2020 |
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| Times: | 18:00 - 20:00 |
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| What is it: | Talk |
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| Organiser: | School of Social Sciences |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Adults, Alumni, General public |
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| Speaker: | Michael Mansfield QC, Yvette Greenway-Mansfield, Claire Francis, Junior Usina, Barbara |
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Talk and debate around suicide and mental health issues amongst the student population.
About this Event
At a time of a global pandemic and international lockdown and the consequential decline in
human contact, there has been an exponential rise in mental health difficulties. In this event, and in
association with the mental health charity, SOS Silence of Suicide, we hope to open up the
debate about suicide and de-stigmatise the silence that surrounds this.
For this event we will be inviting the heads of the mental health charity
SOS Silence of Suicide, Michael Mansfield QC and his wife Yvette
Greenway-Mansfield, who have sadly lost their own daughter to
suicide a few years ago. Michael Mansfield is one of the country’s most
prominent human rights lawyers (Stephen Lawrence inquiry, Jean
Charles de Menezes, Guildford Four etc) and a great speaker. Their
charity’s website can be found here: https://sossilenceofsuicide.org
But we will also have Claire Francis from the Counselling and Mental
Health Service and Junior Usina, Welfare and Community Officer at
Manchester University's Student Union. They will be speaking on the
challenges of student university life during COVID (and beyond) and on
the support the University offers to students regarding mental health.
Our final guest will be Barbara, Deputy Director of Manchester and Salford
Samaritans. Samaritans provide round the clock support for those struggling
To cope.
The talk will be followed by a debate.
Speakers
Michael Mansfield QC
Role: Head
Organisation: SOS Silence of Suicide
Yvette Greenway-Mansfield
Role: Head
Organisation: SOS Silence of Suicide
Claire Francis
Role: Counselling Service
Junior Usina
Role: Welfare & Community Officer
Organisation: University of Manchester
Barbara
Role: Deputy Director
Organisation: Manchester and Salford Sanaritans
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