The facts

Explore the facts that Tom Chapman uncovered during the making of this film:

The economic burden of each life lost to suicide is estimated at £1.7M
— UK Department of Health

The cost of a suicide is estimated at £1.7 million. Direct costs i.e. the services used by the individual leading up to and immediately following the suicide. This includes, for example, unsubsidised GP visits, prescribed medication, counselling, funeral costs, court costs, use of emergency services, insurance claims and medical services. Indirect costs i.e. the costs to society of each suicide. These include the time lost from work and lost production from an exit or absence from the workforce. Human costs i.e. lost years of disability free life in addition to the pain and grief experienced by family and friends
— NHS and Knapp M, McDaid D, Parsonage M - Mental health promotion and mental illness prevention: The economic case. PSSRU, London School of Economics and Political Science

We lose 6,500 people to suicide every year in the UK, at an estimated economic cost of £1.7million. If the cost of one life lost was invested in The Lions Barber Collective, the charity could train over 13,000 barbers, potentially reaching 2.2 million people every week with messages of hope. These barbers could be armed with the knowledge of how to help.
— The Lions Barber Collective

One person dies every 40 seconds from suicide globally
— World Health Organisation

75% of all suicides in the UK are male
— CALM

Suicide is the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK
— Office of National Statistics

The majority of men have never been to their GP for help
— Men’s Health Forum

On average, hairdressers and barbers listen for 2000 hours per year
— Samaritans

*All statistics and sources are accurate at time of publishing this web page in April 2020