EPiC HOPE

We are a suicide prevention and intervention non-profit organisation serving the Borough of Wigan and surrounding areas. We opened EPiC HOPE Harbours, safe spaces to hold peer support groups for anyone and everyone struggling with mental health issues or feeling close to crisis. HOPE Circuits were developed in order for us to deliver trained suicide support volunteers who visit areas throughout the Wigan borough where suicide rates are known to be high

Our work in suicide prevention

EPiC HOPE hold Harbours which are safe spaces held three times a week every week for anyone and everyone in a community to access, especially for people feeling suicidal or people affected by suicide.

We have a website of resources, including our EPiC Method cards, which are a tool created by our founder to provide information and guidance to all to be able to identify the signs of someone feeling suicidal and what necessary steps to take.

Our current priorities

We are currently and successfully building partnerships with the local authority and health care authorities which helps our service become more accessible to the public which is a priority.

We are also training up more volunteers in order to sustain our Harbours’ facilitation and open others around the borough. Additionally, we are currently producing our own Peer Support Facilitator Training Programme.

Our current challenges

Our primary focus is securing funding to open more Harbours, as the need for these services is immense. Balancing time management is a challenge, as each director juggles their own jobs alongside running the CIC. However, it is our passion and determination to reduce, even stop, suicides in our town.