Suicide Prevention

The resources on this page have been developed and published to support the National Suicide Prevention Implementation Strategy.

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If you require any further information on the work of the programme please contact:

 

Keith Foster, Programme Lead

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Suicide in Older Adults

Derek Beeston, Principal Lecturer in Ageing and Mental Health, Centre for Ageing and Mental Health, Staffordshire University, discusses the key issues of ageing and risk factors surrounding older adults and suicide. This podcast was produced in partnership with NMHDU's Lets Respect Campaign

A strategy to reduce missing patients- A practical workbook

Strategies to reduce missing patients is a practical workbook designed to proivde mental health staff key strategies, illustrated with positive practcie examples, to reduce the number of patients who go missing from acute wards. It includes a self assessment tool to assist staff in developing local improvement plans

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Avoidable Deaths: Five year report

Five-year report by the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness. Published by The University of Manchester (December 2006).

Full Report

Avoidable Deaths: Summary

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Executive Summary: Suicide prevention for BME groups in England

The National Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE) commissioned the BME Suicide Prevention Project from The Centre for Health Improvement and Minority Ethnic Services (CHMIES).

Guidance on action to be taken at suicide hotspots

Guidance on action to be taken at suicide hotspots has been produced by the national Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP) on behalf of the Department of Health. Devon Partnership Trust R&D Department, in partnership with the Peninsula Medical School, were commissioned to develop national guidance on action to be taken at suicide hotspots.

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Help is at hand

A resource for people bereaved by suicide and other sudden, traumatic death

Mental disorders, suicide and self harm in lesbian, gay and bisexual people

The objective of this review was to undertake a systematic review of the international research literature to establish whether LGB people are at higher risk of mental disorder, substance misuse, suicide, suicidal ideation and DSH than heterosexual people and to quantify this risk.

National suicide prevention strategy for England

This document sets out a suicide prevention strategy for England. It follows a consultation document published in April and is intended to be an evolving strategy which will develop in light of progress made and emerging evidence.

National suicide prevention strategy for England: Annual report on progress 2008

National Suicide Prevention Strategy for England - Annual Report on Progress 2008

Older People and Suicide

Mr Derek Beeston. Centre for Ageing and Mental Health. Staffordshire University December 2006

Preventing Suicide: A toolkit for mental health services 2009

Download the Toolkit Standards

Download the Toolkit Audit tool

Download the Toolkit`s Ward Manager Checklist

 

Reaching out: evaluation of mental health promotion pilots to reduce suicide amongst young men

This report, published in February 2006, outlines the structure and aims of the three mental health promotion pilot projects, the specific components of each project and the evidence of effectiveness of the measures adopted and sets out key lessons in policy implications.

Safety first: Five year report

Five-year Report of the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide

Suicide audit in primary care trust localities

 

Suicide audit in Primary Care Trust localities: A whole systems approach - Supporting Evidence for a National Primary Care Suicide Audit Toolkit

Sensitive coverage saves lives: Improving media portrayal of suicidal behaviour

Sensitive Coverage Saves Lives: Improving media portrayal of suicidal behaviour. It was commissioned by NIMHE and compiled by the MediaWise Trust, to support improving media portrayal of suicide and suicidal behaviour was published in June 2007.

For further media resources visit NMHDU`s Shift programme

What's the story? : Reporting mental health and suicide. A resource for journalists and editors

The aim of the recourse is to help journalists cover these stories properly and, at the same time, improve public understanding and avoid adding to the problems faced by people with mental health problems.

For further media resources visit NMHDU`s Shift programme

Website Links

Centre for Suicide Research- University of Oxford

 

Dept of Health - Letter from Prof Louis Appleby to Strategic Health Authority Mental Health Leads (24 September 2009)

 

NHS Choices - Suicide

                       - Live Well

 

Papyrus- Prevention of young suicide

 

Samaritans

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