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I applied for this project for several reasons. I work for a suicide prevention charity James’ Place but my relationship with suicide started before I moved to this job...

"I had a clear concept of what the clinical intervention would look like and it is so rewarding to see that in action every day at our centres, saving men’s lives."...

"For the first time in my life I started to believe that I had a real future ahead of me. In fact I have so much more confidence and self-belief that I recently applied for and got a big promotion at work."...

"I woke up in the middle of the night with a feeling of just utter emptiness and despair and I realised I needed help."...

"I arrived at James' Place after being referred following months of experiencing suicidal thoughts and actively looking at ways of taking my own life."...

"I now know that I have lived with and experienced anxiety for my entire life although I was not able to identify it was anxiety or why I was experiencing it until much later in my life."...