N-Act Theatre in Schools CIC

Award winning not-for-profit theatre company based in Essex. Read More.

Frank Ritchie

Frank lost lost his son Alan to suicide in June 2015 and now campaigns and raises funds on behalf of a number of suicide prevention charities by singing and playing his ukulele in care homes, hospitals, pubs etc.

Steve Phillip

Founder of The Jordan Legacy and of course, Jordan’s father. Steve closed out the conference by sharing what The Jordan Legacy has achieved in 2023 and their plans for 2024. Read more.

The Awards Luncheon

2 awards were presented at the conference:

The Jordan Legacy’s “Creating Impact Award”

The recipient was The Molly Rose Foundation.

Following the tragic loss of Molly Russel to suicide in 2017, the Russell family and their friends set-up a charitable foundation in Molly’s memory. They also started a high profile campaign, which regular saw Molly’s father, Ian Russell, on TV and in other media. In September this year and 6 years following Molly’s suicide, this campaign saw the introduction of the Online Safety Bill to prevent social media platforms showing the kind of images Molly saw before she took her own life.

The Jordan Legacy’s “Spirit of Collaboration Award”

The recipient’s were: The Baton of Hope (UK) Local Organisers.

During the  summer of 2023, a purposely made baton visited 12 cities across the UK, starting in Glasgow and ending up at Downing Street in London, to raise awareness about suicide.

Crucial to the success of this massive, nationwide tour, were the many hundreds of volunteers and the local organisers who created a real spirit of collaboration, ensuring that as the baton arrived at each location, everyone was in the right place, at the right time. Local organisers also coordinated the many various destination events along the way.