Pieta's Vision and Mission statements are as follows:
Vision: A world where suicide, self-harm and stigma have been replaced by hope, self-care and acceptance
Mission: To support people & communities in crisis; through the provision of freely accessible & professional
services
Values: We treat everyone with respect and dignity
We are rooted in compassion and care
We generate and nourish hope
We empower
The strategy employed to achieve our objectives is 'the provision of counselling services and associated support programmes, free of charge and at a time of crisis, to those suffering from suicidal ideation, to those who have attempted suicide and to those who are engaging in self harming behaviours'. Counselling sessions are made available to clients as frequently as necessary to bring them through the crisis period. The Pieta model is based on the principles of compassion and care and aims to move people who are engaging in self harming behaviours from self harm to self care. For people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide our goal is to lift that suicidal ideation as quickly as possible and replace their reasons for dying with reasons for living. It is important that the service is seen as non institutional and community based and is delivered in a non threatening and caring environment. The model, as laid down in the Pieta Way © manual, is replicated in each centre which the charity operates. The procedure to be followed when opening a new centre has been established and the criteria set down as a template which will be strictly adhered to.