
“We’ve gone through the Befriending Network, a national certificated course, and we’ll be running courses on befriending, and how to offer counselling and support to people who are grieving. “We’ve had a big recruitment drive which was very successful and we also want to highlight the training courses we have coming up,” Ann Marie continued. Paul Gerard McGilvray, Ann Marie’s nephew, was only 20 when he was murdered.Īnn Marie Cocozza speaking at a Suicide Prevention summit in 2020 (Image: Wishaw Press) Steven McCloy, died through suicide aged just 17 after being the victim of bullying. It’s unbelievable the work we’ve done in that time and the accolades we’ve had, people telling their stories of recovery and all sorts of stuff."įAMS was founded after two grieving mums who lost their sons, Meg McCloy and Roslyn McGilvray, met up.

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