Our Model
Suicide rates are at their highest in 25 years. The numbers keep rising, and it’s clear that traditional approaches aren’t enough. That’s why we created a new way forward.
A different way of understanding suicide
Our model combines clinical expertise with lived experience. Unlike traditional views that frame suicide as a symptom of mental illness, we see it as rooted in life crises, entrapment, and overwhelming psychological pain.
When understood this way, treatments change and become more effective.
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Built from the ground up
Our clinical model — the Men’s Minds Matter Model of Psychological Entrapment and Suicidal Crises (PESC-M) — is evidence-based, developed with input from people with lived experience, and tested in real-world settings. It provides a comprehensive psychological intervention for people who are actively suicidal.
Learn more about our model through training and workshops for professionals and the public. Click here for details.
Proven impact and growing reach
The model has been applied in NHS home treatment teams and other clinical environments, helping over 1,000 people so far. And while our mission focuses on men, the model works for anyone facing suicidal crisis.
We’re working to get the model out to as many people as possible, as quickly as possible.
Our model enables us to:
