Stories & blog
Neil’s story
"I came to James' Place in 2025 after a serious of things happened in my life that caused me to feel suicidal."
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Phil’s story
"Moving out of the family home, worrying about my children and work stress all got of top of me and I started to have very clear thoughts about ending my life, which to me at the time seemed to be the only rational way forward."...
Elmer’s story
"There were a few different things going on and I started to feel scared for my own safety, that I was a risk to myself."...
Steven’s story
"I could feel myself falling further and further into a hole that I couldn't climb out of and often felt like ending my life would be the only way to stop the pain."...
Lee’s story
"Since I left James' Place I am sharing more of my feelings with other people, I have moved house, I have a new girlfriend and I'm just looking forward to the future – my next goal is to learn to drive so I'm looking forward to doing that."...
A message from our Chief Executive, Ellen O’Donoghue
This week marks an exciting new chapter for James’ Place as we take a bold step in bringing our life-saving service even closer to the communities that need us most...