Suicide Prevention

In October 2018, ADPH and LGA jointly conducted a survey with councils to identify what effective local suicide prevention planning looks like, and how national and local partnerships are working together to reduce and prevent suicide. One hundred and fifty out of 152 local authorities with responsibility for public health completed the survey. Samaritans and the University of Exeter, commissioned by ADPH and LGA with support from PHE, produced report on local-level suicide prevention planning in England. The findings and recommendations from this report feed directly into this sector-led improvement programme.

 

On 17 June 2019, the Government pledged extra funding for the ADPH and LGA SLI programme to support local authorities to strengthen suicide prevention plans, under a range of measures aimed at improving support for mental health. Support was provided to local authorities between 2019 and 2022 (with a pause due to COVID-19).

SLI offer

Each regional ADPH network received a grant for SLI suicide prevention activity. This  funded coordination capacity, enabling each network to build upon strong and existing suicide prevention SLI activity within the regions and reflected regionally determined priorities. 

The SLI offer can broadly be broken down into three aspects:

  • National: a series of tools, products and events designed to provide wider and easier access to the good practice, learning and existing resources.

  • Regional: grant funding allocated to ADPH networks to build on and support regional suicide prevention SLI activity.

  • Local: bespoke expert support for up to fifteen local authorities and partners who self-identify as facing significant delivery challenges locally around suicide prevention.

This sector-led improvement programme is an opportunity for councils and their partners to access leading expertise, learn from one another, look at emerging practice, share approaches, toolkits, materials and insights, etc.

To find out more, contact your regional ADPH Network SLI coordinator. If you are unsure who this is, please contact katarzyna.arendt@adph.org.uk or email suicide.prevention@local.gov.uk

 

Contact

For more information about Suicide Prevention contact:

suicide.prevention@local.gov.uk