Three dads take on walking challenge for helpline
BBCThree fathers who each lost a daughter to suicide are to begin another walking challenge to try to keep a charity helpline open.
Andy Airey, Mike Palmer and Tim Owen said they plan to hike more than 130 miles (209km) around the coast of Anglesey in Wales on 14 June.
Suicide prevention charity Papyrus, who the trio have previously raised more than £1m for, said it had seen a drop in donations which could spell the end for its 24-hour helpline.
Mr Airey, from Morland in Cumbria, said he and the other dads "couldn't let" the helpline have its hours reduced and added it was "unbelievably important the service kept running".
Known as Three Dads Walking, Mr Airey, Mr Palmer from Sale in Greater Manchester and Mr Owen from Shouldham in Norfolk, have raised awareness through a series of walks in memory of their daughters Sophie, Beth and Emily.
Through their efforts, they raised enough money to turn Papyrus's Hopeline into a 24-hour service.
PAPYRUSBut the charity said the cost of living crisis has seen a downturn in donations.
Chief executive Ged Flynn said: "We are doing everything we can to protect our services, but we need help to be able to do so."
Mr Airey said: "That one phone call can save someone's life.
"In the last year, Papyrus found they had over 12,000 interactions during that period between midnight and nine in the morning."
The trio also hope their walk will highlight the problem of suicide in isolated rural communities, as well as their ongoing campaign to make suicide prevention a compulsory part of the school curriculum.
Mr Airey said: "We'll get there because we won't give up. We'll keep doing what we're doing and we aren't going to go away."
If you have been affected by any of the issues raised you can visit the BBC's Action Line pages, or contact Papyrus or Samaritans.