The Third Annual Suicide Prevention Conference 2023
Partnerships, Collaboration, and Intervention
Online Conference 26 September 2023, 9:00am - 3:00pm
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Dr Alex Cotton MBE
Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Partnership Trust
Senior Practitioner Mental Health Street Triage Team, Coventry Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust and Founder, It Takes Balls to Talk (ITBTT)
Alex Cotton is a mental health nurse of 25 years who founded It Takes Balls to Talk, Coventry and Warwickshire’s ground-breaking campaign to get men talking about mental health issues. The campaign was launched in 2016 and puts volunteers at major sporting fixtures in order to signpost the mainly male crowds to mental health services and support.