Autism Action joins forces with PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide to tackle autism suicide rates

Bereaved families and autism experts say a new partnership between two specialist charities will help to save lives.

PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide and Autism Action have announced they are collaborating to help promote greater awareness of the issues facing autistic people and to ensure more is done to keep them suicide-safe.

Alarming figures show one in three autistic people have considered suicide while one in four have attempted to take their own lives.

Bereaved mother Sharren Bridges from Surrey, who lost her teenage daughter to suicide in 2021, welcomes the new charity partnership between PAPYRUS and Autism Action.