Guidance

Suicide prevention: developing a local action plan

This document is part of Public Health England’s ongoing programme of work to support the government’s suicide prevention strategy.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 October 2014
• Last updated: 28 September 2020 — See all updates

Documents

Local suicide prevention planning: a practice resource

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GW-857

PDF, 1.47 MB, 78 pages

Details

The development of a local suicide action plan is recommended by government and supports the 2012 strategy Preventing suicide in England: A cross government outcomes strategy to save lives.

This document advises local authorities how to:

• develop a multi-agency suicide prevention partnership
• make sense of local and national data
• develop a suicide prevention strategy and action plan

Published 1 October 2014
Last updated 28 September 2020 + show all updates

1. 28 September 2020

   Updated local suicide prevention planning guidance.

2. 25 October 2016

   Updated local suicide prevention planning resource.

3. 1 October 2014

   First published.