We are Bronze award winners for CIC/Social enterprise of the year 2024 and finalists for 2025.

CRISIS HARBOUR
BASED AT THE SALVATION ARMY BUILDING, 6-8 GEORGE STREET, ATHERTON, M46 0EL
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EVERY HARBOUR IS WELCOMING, NON-CLINICAL AND NON-JUDGEMENTAL.
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APPROACHABLE INCLUSIVE
PEER SUPPORT FOR EVERYBODY AGED 18 AND OVER
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Postvention Harbour
Join us at our Postvention Harbour, a gentle space for those navigating the waves of grief after suicide.
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Mobile harbour
We're delighted to announce the launch our mobile suicide prevention harbour
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IF YOU NEED HELP NOW CALL THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION HELPLINE ON 0800 689 5652  OR SAMARITANS ON 116 123

WE CARE ABOUT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

Here at EPiC HOPE, we are driven to do our part in making the world a better place. Since 2022, we have been planning a way that we can drive real change for suicide prevention, intervention and postvention.

EVERY 7 DAYS SOMEONE IN WIGAN DIES BY SUICIDE.

YOU CAN BE THE REASON SOMEONE CHOOSES TO STAY. 

On 19th & 20th September 2025, 50 incredible people will walk 50km to help us raise £50,000! 
We desperately need these funds so we can provide further help for the people in our boroughs. It will help fund life-saving suicide prevention and crisis support so that our people can be in every single place we are needed. 
This is more than just a walk. It’s a show of strength, unity, and huge hope for our local Wigan Borough community. 
✅ Only 50 places available and once they’re gone, they’re gone! 
✅ Every single pound you raise goes towards our life saving work. 
✅ Every step you take brings stops someone having their whole world shattered. 
We’re so grateful and proud to be supported by Team Wigan & Leigh and Greenmount Projects, with sincere thanks to Mike Sharkey for making this possible. 
Join us and let’s save lives together. 
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What we offer

EPiC HOPE

Harbours
Find a Harbour in your area now!
Here you can access peer to peer support in a non-judgmental safe space.
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EPiC HOPE

Circuits
Our trained suicide support volunteers visit areas throughout the Wigan Borough where suicide rates are known to be high.
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Training
EPiC HOPE suicide prevention and awareness training courses
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EPiC HOPE

Walks
We believe in the huge impact that walking can have on mental health and well-being.
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Having suicidal thoughts? Our Stand Still Safety plan can help to support you

Download the EPiC HOPE plan now and write down your reasons for living if you are coping and have hope.

The home of positive energy

WE DO SUPPORT

EPiC HOPE is dedicated to creating supportive communities where mental health is a shared responsibility. Our Harbours, located throughout Wigan and Leigh, are more than safe spaces; they are active centres for connection. Recognising the urgency in areas with increased suicide rates, we also take our efforts directly into the community, ensuring no one is overlooked.

Our resources are readily available for everyone. Whether you’re struggling with depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts, or want to help someone who is. With our straightforward, free materials, you can learn to detect distress and offer meaningful support, guiding yourself or others towards appropriate care.

Access these tools online or pick them up at your nearest EPiC HOPE Harbour. By equipping ourselves with knowledge and compassion, we can all contribute to a mentally healthier and suicide safer community.

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HOW CAN I HELP?

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Volunteer
EPiC HOPE depends on your commitment to volunteer in order to bring about real change on the ground in local communities.
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Donation
There are many ways to help, this is only one. Please donate to help us continue our work building a suicide safer community for Wigan and Leigh.
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Resources
Watch, read, download or print any of our resources below.
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creating suicide safer communities

We do this by identifying and supporting those in crisis, nurturing an inclusive environment of compassion where every person can share, connect, and find hope and healing, without stigma.

We are dedicated to empowering community members with the skills to save lives and to building a network of understanding and resources that assists anyone touched by suicide.

A future where we recognise our value.

Our vision is a future where every person in our boroughs recognises their inherent value and feels a steadfast sense of hope and connection.

We strive to establish a compassionate society where the stigma surrounding mental health and suicide is eradicated, and open conversations and support systems are the norm, leading to a zero-suicide reality.

We are committed to equipping individuals, communities, and institutions with the resources, education, and support needed to prevent suicide and to nurture strength, understanding, and the preservation of life at every opportunity.

We value life. Everybody’s life.

Our core values are rooted in compassion, connection, and courage. We believe in the power of empathy to understand and support those in pain. We value the strength of community and the importance of building meaningful connections to combat isolation. We champion the courage it takes to reach out, to speak openly about struggles, and to stand together in the face of adversity. Education, respect, and inclusivity guide our actions as we strive to create communities where every life is valued and every cry for help is heard and answered.

“All our stories are different, but one thing is the same... WE MATTER”

Ellie Palma-Cass, Founder