By sparking conversation around the stigmatised, silent killer of male suicide, and raising awareness around the work of CALM as a charity, we encouraged others to encourage men in crisis to reach out for the help they desperately need.

At the heart of the execution were 84 statues placed atop the ITV tower representing the 84 men who take their lives every single week. Across a series of workshops, bereaved families were guided in American street artist Mark Jenkins’ signature tape casting technique to produce the hyper-realistic figures, which were then clothed in drawn-shut hoodies to highlight the isolation often experienced by those facing depression and the way so many men suffer in silence. Through forging a partnership with ITV's This Morning who devoted a week of programming to Project 84 and male suicide, alongside films seeded on social media and a forcible PR approach, the campaign drove people to the CALM helpline/website to find much needed support. It also allowed them to scratch beneath the surface of the heartbreaking stories associated with each figure, and to sign the petition leading to a parliamentary discussion of the Project.

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