Papyrus UK

Papyrus Prevention of Young Suicide, also known as Papyrus UK, is a British charity which aims to reduce the number of suicides among young people. It was founded in 1997 by a group of parents whose children had taken their own lives. It was founded as ''' Parents' Association for the Prevention of Young Suicide''', from which the name ''Papyrus'' is derived.

In 2017, as part of a campaign "Save the class of 2018", Papyrus produced a guide for schools and colleges on suicide prevention. In 2022, Universities UK worked with Papyrus to produce guidelines on suicided prevention for universities.

To mark World Suicide Prevention Day in 2021, the animation studio Blue Zoo created an animation, ''Sinking Feeling'', for Papyrus "about a young person’s desperate struggle with life", in place of their usual annual creation of a comedy short.

The then Home Secretary Sajid Javid gave a speech in June 2022 at Papyrus's headquarters, after chairing a round-table discussion, in which he spoke of his brother's suicide and said he had "heard heart-breaking tales of love and loss but also inspirational stories of the work being done to divert people from this painful path, including, of course, the work of Papyrus here". they have raised over £1.4 million for Papyrus. Provided by Wikipedia