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News and blog

Keep up to date with what we are doing at Helplines Partnership and news related to the helplines sector.

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Our visits to the Labour and Conservative Party Conferences 2022

CEO Paula Ojok and Policy & External Affairs Manager Sam Bromiley attended the Labour and Conservative Party Conferences respectively. Here, we look at their main takeaways from these events.

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HLP's Responding to Suicidal Callers training course earns CPD accreditation

Our Responding to Suicidal Callers training course has earned CPD accreditation, and is more important than ever in the UK's current climate.

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Helplines Partnership joined by Word360 as a trusted supplier for interpreting services

Helplines Partnership have begun working with Word360 - a new addition to our trusted suppliers for interpreting services.

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How can Helplines Standard certification benefit your organisation?

At Helplines Partnership, we offer the Helplines Standard certification - the nationally recognised quality standard which defines and certifies best practice in helpline work. Find out how it can benefit your organisation in this blog.

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Five benefits of becoming a Helplines Partnership member

With over 300 members, we are a popular and trusted organisation when it comes to helpline management and best practice. Here, we share five of the main benefits of becoming a Helplines Partnership member.

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Three reasons why the Census is important to charities and support workers

At the end of June the National Office of Statistics published data and analysis from the 2021 Census. Here are three reasons why the regular census is important to charities and support workers.

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AI and machine learning for helplines

Advice Direct Scotland provides free and independent advice to the citizens of Scotland. Conor Forbes, Creative Lead, explains how as an organisation they use artificial intelligence (AI) to support the work of their helpline service’s contact channels.

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Coronavirus message from CEO Paula Ojok

Our member, GlobalARRK, is the only charity that specialises in supporting stuck parents worldwide. They talked to us about their work and the support they provide.

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Real talk - conversations that save lives

We were joined at our 2019 Conference by Stella Comber and Alex Harvey, from Grassroots, who hosted the seminar ‘Reducing the numbers – Real Talk – suicide prevention awareness’.

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Helplines Partnership in action - introducing a webchat on a women's aid helpline

One of the benefits of Helplines Partnership membership is being able to tap into the knowledge and experience of your fellow members.

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A new social contract for a mentally healthier society

We’re proud to be part of a major coalition that has written to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, calling on the government to work with us to establish a Mental Health Renewal plan in response to Covid-19.

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Melanoma Awareness Month

May is Melanoma Awareness month and our member, Melanoma Focus, talk about the support, advice and information their helpline can offer and the importance of talking to your GP if you are worried about a mole or lesion.