Written Question · S5W-02986 · Session 5
How it assesses the work done by each local community planning partnership on suicide prevention.
The question
To ask the Scottish Government how it assesses the work done by each local community planning partnership on suicide prevention.
The answer
The Scottish Government sets national policy and direction for suicide prevention. It does not formally assess local suicide prevention action as this is a matter for local agencies to plan and implement, taking account of local needs and local circumstances.
Support to local Choose Life coordinators and their partners in implementing local action is provided by NHS Health Scotland's National Suicide Prevention Programme team on behalf of the Scottish Government.
Nationally we monitor annual statistics on deaths by suicide, using five-year rolling averages, which show that in the last ten years, there has been a reduction of 18% in the rate of suicide in Scotland. The work which is being done locally is supporting this reduction.
In 2017 we will publish a new Suicide Prevention Strategy; our development of this Strategy will include consideration of local suicide prevention actions and how best to support this in the future.
Support to local Choose Life coordinators and their partners in implementing local action is provided by NHS Health Scotland's National Suicide Prevention Programme team on behalf of the Scottish Government.
Nationally we monitor annual statistics on deaths by suicide, using five-year rolling averages, which show that in the last ten years, there has been a reduction of 18% in the rate of suicide in Scotland. The work which is being done locally is supporting this reduction.
In 2017 we will publish a new Suicide Prevention Strategy; our development of this Strategy will include consideration of local suicide prevention actions and how best to support this in the future.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S5W-02986 by reference.