An event with speakers and charities dedicated to mental health and suicide prevention is to be hosted in Harrogate next month.

The Hope for Life conference has been organised by The Jordan Legacy, a community interest company set up by Steve Phillip, from Harrogate, after his son died of suicide.

The aim of the conference is for people to come and listen to the experience and advice of experts and learn more about protecting your own or someone else’s mental health.

Speakers such as James Ketchell and Jonny Benjamin are there to spread the message of hope and share their own stories of overcoming challenges.

The Jordan Legacy was set up by Mr Phillip when Jordan took his own life in December 2019. It works with businesses to encourage workplace wellbeing and mental health training and to ensure they have people and facilities in place to support staff.

“We want everyone to leave feeling really inspired, we have inspirational speakers, actors, musicians all there to inspire people.

“We have had a mix of people book tickets; some work in mental health, some have lost people to mental health and some are facing their own challenges. Everyone is welcome.”

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The event takes place at the Pavilions of Harrogate on December 1. Tickets can be booked here.

The organisation has already begun planning for its 2022 projects, it hopes to reach out to local schools to talk to young people about mental health.

Mr Phillip said he was aware of the rise in anxiety in young people during the pandemic and felt the organisation could help offer students the tools to recgnise their struggles and seek help.

It also hopes to reach charitable status in the new year.