Question reference: S6W-00245
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 25 May 2021
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Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 4 June 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many of the 10 actions identified within Scotland’s Suicide Prevention Action Plan have been fulfilled.
Answer
The Scottish Government launched its Suicide Prevention Action Plan: Every Life Matters in 2018. Our National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group (NSPLG) is driving forward implementation and reports annually on progress, both on the Action Plan and on the supplementary recommendations and actions agreed since the Action Plan was published. Its most recent annual report was issued in September 2020. A supplementary two-year review of progress made under the Action Plan was published earlier this year.
Many of the key deliverables of the Action Plan have been achieved to date, including the launch of Scotland’s social movement: ‘United to Prevent Suicide’; production of learning resources to support suicide prevention; pilot services to support those bereaved by suicide; and guidance to encourage, inform, and support local suicide prevention approaches.
The Scottish Government continues to work with the NSPLG and partners to prioritise work on the Action Plan and on the key activities on suicide prevention set out in our October 2020 Mental Health Transition and Recovery Plan.