HOPE Circuits were established because our founder realised that when she had contact with the homeless, many had struggled with suicidal thoughts.
EPiC HOPE is proud to serve the whole of the Wigan Borough by helping to reduce suicide and those experiencing mental health difficulties. With compassion and care our empathetic, trained volunteers provide emotional support to anyone in a time of crisis, experiencing distress, despair, and suicidal thoughts.
HOPE Circuits were developed in order for us to deliver trained suicide support volunteers who visit areas throughout the Wigan Borough where suicide rates are known to be high. In the event emergency services are requested and/or needed our volunteers will remain and continue to give support until those services arrive.
If we visit these areas and thankfully no one is there, we will always leave an EPiC HOPE card in view.
Our Mobile Suicide Prevention Harbour is a specially equipped welfare van, staffed by trained peer supporters who have lived experience of suicide or mental health crisis. As part of our EPiC HOPE Circuits, the van travels to known hotspots across the borough where people may be at risk of taking their own lives.
This is a safe, calm space on wheels, designed to meet people in their moment of need.
Inside, people can talk in confidence, receive emotional support, work through a safety plan, or simply take a breath and have a hot drink. Our team offers a listening ear, reassurance and real-time support, whether someone is in immediate crisis or just needs to know they are not alone.
By being present in places where people are most at risk, we can offer real help in real time. The Mobile Harbour is about removing barriers, building trust and making sure no one feels invisible.
We show up, we listen, and we stay.
