THREE fathers who lost their daughters to suicide 'will be carrying the names of the many suicide-bereaved families' when they meet with the Prime Minister next week. 

3 Dads Walking, Andy Airey from Cumbria, Mike Palmer and Tim Owen will be attending 10 Downing Street on April 25, which follows after MPs debated whether suicide prevention should become part of the school curriculum. 

The three men forged a close bond when they met through the suicide prevention charity, Papyrus, following the loss of their teenage children - raising over £1m for Papyrus by trekking across the UK in the process. 

In a statement, the dads said: "We are delighted to be invited to meet him and take our campaign to have age-appropriate suicide prevention included as a compulsory part of the school curriculum to the centre of Government.

"When we meet the Prime Minster we will be carrying the names of the many suicide-bereaved families we have met along the way and the names of their loved ones who took their own lives. 

"Their stories and names are now part of our story.  

"We will also carry the support of the 160,000+ people who signed our Government petition; we will carry the support of the 33,000+ people who have donated over £1,000,000 in our name to the wonderful live-saving charity PAPYRUS; we will carry the support of the hundreds if not thousands of people who have walked with us, many of them sharing their own desperately sad stories; we will carry the support of the many inspirational mental health and suicide prevention charities we have met and which deliver live-saving services. 

"We will carry the support of the MPs who debated and supported our proposal to have suicide prevention included in the school curriculum, and those who supported Dr Neil Hudson MP’s Early Day Motion; and, most importantly, we will be carrying the memories of our daughters, Sophie, Emily and Beth, so that we can make a difference to future generations and save lives

"We really hope our message is heard," they said.