Barbers Talk to Save Lives

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Barbers talk to Save Men’s Lives.

‘Movember’ is back with a very special evening of men’s mental health education, including ‘The Lions Barber Collective’ an internationally renowned group of barbers (endorsed by Prince William). The focus is how barbers can aid suicide prevention, but also how you can learn to recognise when people are at risk and then step in to make a difference.

Dr. Tiff Earle Consultant Psychiatrist said:
‘Suicide is the single biggest killer of men under the age of forty five in the U.K. If barbers offer an opportunity for men to discuss their mental health and enable them to reach out, it can only be a positive thing.’  

         
Various presentations are planned during the evening, including entertainment from award winning poet Scott Cowley, writing about his experiences going to the edge and back again. San Francisco Police Officer Kevin Briggs highlights his life saving techniques in a poignant short film portraying his time working on the Golden Gate Bridge. Pearson Dolby a UWE mental Health nursing student will offer a young man’s very personal and raw perspective dealing with his first-hand experience of loss in the student community and what he thinks young people, parents and lecturers need to know.

There will be a moving keynote address from ‘The Lion’s Barber Collective’ who will explain their own suicide prevention experiences and special situation that helps men open up about how they feel.

Tom Chapman from the Lions Barber Collective said:
‘As barbers we are in a unique position to help our clients, through the trust and bond we build with them, they share aspects of their lives with us, then walk out leaving it behind knowing it goes no further.’
Tom Chapman founded the Lions Barber Collective in the south west and recognises the symptoms of mental ill health and discusses the special relationship between barbers and their clients and the help available to enable barbers to recognise, talk and listen out for symptoms of depression and ultimately prevent suicide.

The ‘Barbers Talk to Save Men’s Lives’
7pm to 9pm , Tuesday 12th November.
Weston Museum, Burlington Street, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1PR

Admission is free to all interested. Hosted by NHS staff, Warriors of Wellbeing and Headlight Mental health charity.