Professional Security launch industry-first suicide awareness charity at International Security Expo
- andrewcooper82
- Oct 8
- 1 min read
IPSA Corporate members Professional Security have launched the first-of-its-kind campaign designed to tackle male suicide in the security industry.
No Guard Alone is a commitment to changing devasting statistics of suicide within our industry, ensuring that no guard ever has to face their struggles in silence and no manager will feel powerless to help.
The campaign is about moving from silence to support, stigma to systems, and isolation to community. It’s about redefining what strength looks like in our sector. Frontline security officers protect venues, assets, and the public every day.
But who’s protecting them?
In male-centric industries like ours, these risks of suicide are four times higher than average. There are over 350,000 Security Industry Authority (SIA) licensed men under the age of 50 working in security across the UK. Some work alone. Many work nights. All are expected to deal with abuse, aggression and violence every day.
"No frontline security professional - no matter where they are, what shift they’re on, or what they’re facing - should feel like they have to carry the weight of their struggles alone.
"Safeguarding our minds is just as vital as safeguarding venues and people."
Find out more on the Professional Security website.
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