For 16–25s
Stig's Circles
Informal, non-clinical drop-in support groups for young people. No booking, no registration — just connection.
Banbridge, Northern Ireland · Peer-led
You don't have to face this alone.
The Stig Initiative is a peer-led suicide prevention and grief support charity, rooted in lived experience and built around the Banbridge community.
Our mission
At The STIG Initiative, our mission is to ensure no one faces mental health struggles alone.
Through lived experience, we provide peer-led support, educational awareness, and practical resources to help people navigate grief, crisis and recovery. We want to break the stigma around mental health in a positive and inclusive way.
The Stig Initiative is the public-facing work of The Jack Murray Trust, the registered charity founded in memory of Jack — known to friends as Stig.
What we do
Five ways we show up for the community.
Every service is led by people with lived experience of suicide, grief, or mental health struggle. No clipboards. No clinical script.
Bereavement
Stig's Companion
Peer-led grief support for parents, siblings and friends bereaved by suicide, led by someone with lived experience.
Crisis & referral
Stig's Signposting
Support and referral for anyone in crisis, or anyone worried about someone they love. No long waiting lists.
First weeks
Stig's Packages
Grief care packages for families in the immediate aftermath of loss — resources, comfort items and a guide for the first difficult weeks.
Education
Stig Talk
Educational talks on suicide prevention delivered in schools and sports settings across the community.
Get involved
Stand with us.
Whether you've got an hour or a year, there's a way in. Our annual signature event — the Jack Murray Memorial Match — brings the whole community together every summer.
Donate
Every contribution helps us reach someone who needs it.
Your donation funds therapy grants through Stig's Grants, our grief care packages for newly bereaved families, and the day-to-day running of a charity built by the community, for the community.
- £10 — comfort items in a Stig's Package
- £50 — a Circles drop-in evening
- £250 — a single therapy session via Stig's Grants
Make a donation
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