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Last updated: 8 January 2026
The University of Gloucestershire is committed to creating a suicide-safer community and undertook a review of suicide prevention at the University for students and staff in line with the Universities UK and Papyrus Suicide Safer Universities guidance.
This led to the creation of a Suicide-Safer Action Plan which aims to minimise suicide and attempted suicide in so far as is possible, recognising that the University can play a key role in helping to do this. The plan cannot cover all eventualities, and it is recognised that sadly not all suicide is preventable.
In addition to the work currently being undertaken to embed wellbeing across our institution, we recognise the need for a distinct suicide prevention, intervention and postvention strategy and accompanying action plan. This has been developed in partnership with key internal and external stakeholders. It is owned by the Head of Student Wellbeing, with strategic oversight and dissemination responsibility held by the Student Wellbeing Project Group. It will be reviewed and refined annually to reflect learning.
Suicide is a complex and challenging issue. As a compassionate, diverse and inclusive community, we are standing together to commit to developing a culture that supports us all to talk more openly about our mental health and wellbeing, and the challenges to our daily lives.
We feel it is important to be open and transparent on how we are developing our approach to being a Suicide Safer University. This means being clear on the reality of suicide, the risks, the potential impacts and crucially, how, when and where you can access support.
As part of our commitment to a Suicide Safer University, we want to support all our University community to manage their wellbeing and mental health challenges. We are committed to suicide prevention.
A really easy and meaningful way for you to help, is to take the free suicide prevention training offered by Zero Suicide Alliance.
This training only takes 20 minutes of your life and could make a real difference to someone else’s.
We have installed the R;pple browser extension onto all our University computers. R;pple recognises if a person searches for harmful keywords or phrases related to the topic of self-harm or suicide and provides signposting to 24/7 free mental health support at a time when people are most vulnerable. No data or personally identifiable information is captured by the extension – find out more on our FAQs below.
The R;pple team developed the content of the messaging and resources in collaboration with mental health clinicians, professionals, NHS representatives, lived experience panels and the public. R;pple is also available to add to your own non-University browsers, on Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.
We work in collaboration with our local partnerships (specialist services, NHS, public health and the police) where there is any suspected death by suicide to ensure support is offered and available at the earliest opportunity to anyone who may be impacted.
A suspected or confirmed suicide of a close friend or family member can put a vulnerable person at risk. This is why we will reach out to the close contacts, friends and family of the person who has died first.
We follow the Samaritans’ advice in these difficult circumstances.
We also acknowledge that suicide can impact us all, in a range of ways, sometimes regardless of how well we may have known the individual who has died. Support options will also be communicated to the wider community, to ensure that appropriate support can be accessed.
If you, a friend or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts, talk to someone, let them know what is going on and ask for help. There is also support available for those who have been bereaved by suicide.
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