Examples of good practice: suicide prevention initiatives
As part of our work to support local areas to develop suicide prevention quality improvement plans, we have created infographics for each local area to summarise and showcase one of their suicide prevention projects.
These infographics are intended to promote and share learning from the projects in a quick and simple way. They summarise the projects’ aims, what the project involved, and outcome measures.
Below are infographics from some of the innovative work in the programme targeting three of the main priority areas identified in the National Suicide Prevention Strategy: reducing risk in men; prevention and response to self-harm; and improving acute mental health care, as well as real-time surveillance (RTS).
Reducing risk in men
Release the pressure campaign (Kent and Medway STP)
This campaign is raising awareness and encouraging help-seeking in middle-aged men with a direct link to a 24/7 support line.
12th man campaign (Norfolk and Waveney STP)
The 12th Man campaign is delivering community-based mental health first-aid training to those who interact with men in everyday life, such as barbers.
More examples
Other local suicide prevention projects aimed at middle-aged men include:
- Warning Signs campaign (Sussex Health and Care Partnership)
- MoveMENt project (Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership)
- COVID-19 Mental Health support (North East and North Cumbria ICS)
Prevention and response to self-harm
Self-harm Support and Recovery service (Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICS)
The Self-harm Support and Recovery service offers a three-tier non-clinical intervention to support individuals who self-harm and experience suicidal thoughts.
More examples
- #TalkSuicide campaign (Humber, Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership)
- Psychiatric Liaison Suicide Prevention Psychology Project (Cornwall and Isles of Scilly STP)
Improving acute mental health care
MindStance course (Coventry and Warwickshire STP)
MindStance is a six-week course produced by MIND and Care Grow Live (CGL) to increase the understanding and coping skills of individuals with mental health problems who misuse substances.
Suicide Safer Primary Care and Suicide Safer Community projects (Cornwall and Isle of Scilly STP)
Two projects targeting safety planning:
- suicide prevention training for primary care staff with a specific focus on the use of safety plans;
- safety planning training in the community, including a website with downloadable plans and resources.
Download Safety Planning projects infographic as a PDF (1MB)
More examples
- Primary care training (Suffolk and North East Essex STP)
- Primary care training (Mid and South Essex STP)
- Suicide Bereavement Service (West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership)
Real-time surveillance
South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw ICS
An early alert system collects information on suspected suicides, before sharing with a multi-agency group, and offering bereavement support to affected individuals.
Learning panel case reviews are also carried out.
Download Real-time surveillance infographic as a PDF (821KB)
Lancashire and South Cumbria ICS
A multi-agency team are alerted within 24 hours of a suspected suicide to ensure timely monitoring and contagion response.
Bereavement support is offered, with workplaces and education settings a particular focus.
Download RTS and contagion response infographic as a PDF (390KB)
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