A SUICIDE prevention charity has been awarded £15,763.

Suicide Prevention and Intervention Isle of Wight (SPIIOW) has been awarded funding from a partnership grant between the government and the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, which is distributed by The National Lottery.

The charity's Sarah Adams said: "All of us at SPIIOW are hugely grateful to the National Lottery Covid-19 Fund for their support during this difficult time.

"Like most Island charities we have faced a number of uphill struggles with funding this year due to Covid-19 and our fundraising has been hit very hard.

"This funding will enable us to equip the awaiting team members with their PPE, keep our vehicle running for the next six months, provide equipment for our frontline team and install a record management system that better serves our trustees and volunteers."

Someone at risk from Suicide?

If you think or believe that someone you know or have seen someone who is at risk from ending their life from suicide you can make contact with our front line team 24 hours a day in the following ways:

SPI Crisis Number (Suicide Intervention Only) (01983) 667 247 This number is only to be used if you or someone you know is at risk of ending their life by suicide.

Emergency

If you or someone you know has already acted on the thoughts of suicide please call 999 and ask for the ambulance, giving them as much information as you can

Anyone interested in learning or joining SPIIOW can contact us at hello@spiiow.org