TMB employees have chosen the Move for suicide prevention initiative through this year’s Choose your cause programme.

Suicide remains a major public health issue: in Catalonia, two people die by suicide every day, more than 500 each year, and it is the leading cause of non-natural death among young people.

Deaths by suicide also have a devastating impact on the victim’s family, friends and wider community. In this initiative, we are partnering with the Ajuda i Esperança Foundation, which works to raise awareness of this issue and promote the prevention resources available to the public.

Awareness-raising and outreach activities will take place during the last quarter of the year. Training and support initiatives will also be offered internally to TMB employees.

We will keep you informed through our communication channels.

Esperança en Línia (Hope on call) is the brand under which the Ajuda i Esperança Foundation operates, a non-profit organisation founded in 1987 to continue the pioneering Telephone of Hope service, which was established in 1969.

The organisation's mission is to provide continuous and confidential support and empathy to people experiencing emotional crises, unwanted loneliness or suicidal behaviour through different services such as the Telephone of Hope, the Suicide Prevention Helpline and emotional support chats for young people and caregivers.

All services operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week thanks to the coordinated work of 400 volunteers.

Through the listening services it offers to the public, the organisation provides a safe space where people can talk about their concerns with someone who listens with empathy and without judgement, in a completely confidential environment.