So, I just found out that my local council, in conjunction with various local mental health/autism groups, have launched a suicide prevention campaign, with an emphasis on autistic people.
Not surprisingly, it just contains generic stuff about talking to friends/family [I thought autistic people didn't have friends], calling the Samaritans [who are planning to close 100 odd branches soon], or downloading an app [ok...]. There's also "training" available for those who want to experience some death-by-powerpoint.
Doesn't look like there's anything there to help people get quality decent paying jobs, or claiming the benefits they're entitled to, or overcoming loneliness, or improving access to GPs. And where were these campaigns 5 years ago during lockdown... oh wait, they weren't standing up to the government during lockdown because they were actively pushing the lockdown agenda!
