“Sometimes what we need is not a solution or well-meaning advice, ………but simply to have someone listen to us …………..while we tell our story;
We listen to understand not to reply”
Behind the Smile is a charity founded by the parents of Zac who ended his life after many years of mental health problems.
Our two main aims are:
> to support and help others overcome the stigma associated with mental health issues by offering practical face to face support.
> to support and help those bereaved by suicide.
We believe that everyone has the right to a good standard of mental health and, where they do not, they should have access to timely and appropriate support services.
from 2 pm until 4:30 pm At Friends Meeting House, 1 Friends Mews Sansome Place, Worcester WR1 1UG
Starts 6pm at;
Script Haven, 104, High Street, Worcester WR1 2HW
Once a Month at 6pm
on second Monday of the month
The New Plough 85 Barton St, Tewkesbury GL20 5PY
We aim to facilitate a Walk n Talk once a month, or more;
Some months it hasn’t been possible due to volunteers, if you can help let us know.
We support anyone over 18 years old, in Worcestershire, with poor mental health and those bereaved by suicide.
We primarily do this by facilitating;
If you are experiencing anxiety, stress or low mood, family or relationship issues, feeling alone or in need, we offer mental health peer support.
If suicide happens to your family or friends we want to be there to offer you support as you go through this dreadful process.
Feeling the loss from a suicide does not have to be from a recent loss, you may feel the loss years later.
In England & Wales in 2019, there were
Overall, men accounted for
Of those who received support after being bereaved by suicide,
