The Irish suicide prevention charity Console is to expand its services to London.
The organisation said it had been invited by the British authorities to open a centre in the city.
Founder and chief executive of Console Paul Kelly said they were contacted by Britain's Department of Health and the Metropolitan Police after the charity outlined its services at a recent conference in London.
Mr Kelly said the organisations had identified a specific lack of suicide resources in the London area.
He said the charity was at an advanced stage in securing premises and it hoped to be up and running by the end of the year.
A report published last week found that unemployment in the UK had been linked to 1,000 additional deaths by suicide between 2008 and 2010.
Mr Kelly said the request to establish an operation in Britain was an opportunity to spread and develop the professional counselling services that already work in Ireland.
Console initially hopes to meet the needs of clients in London through the provision of information, resources, training and education for relevant groups.
The charity has full-time centres in Dublin, Cork, Wexford, Limerick and Galway.
It also offers services in Mayo, Kildare and other areas of Dublin, such as Tallaght and Clondalkin.
