National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide, Homicide and Safety in Mental Health Information for… Practitioners Service users and carers Reports Annual report 2026 summary National review of higher education student suicide deaths Annual report 2025: UK patient and general population data, 2012-2022 Key findings Clinical messages Suicide in the general population Mental health patient suicide Method of suicide Social and clinical characteristics Diagnosis and service contact Real-time surveillance of mental health patient suicide Themes in this report Suicide in mental health patients with bipolar disorder Suicide following missed contact and/or non-adherence with medication Suicide and recent bereavement in mental health patients Homicide in the UK Additional data and downloads Suicide by nurses Annual report 2024: UK patient and general population data 2011-2021 Suicide by people in contact with drug and alcohol services Annual report 2023: UK patient and general population data 2010-2020 Annual report 2022: UK patient and general population data 2009-2019, and real-time surveillance data Annual report 2021: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales Suicide by middle-aged men Suicide in England since the COVID-19 pandemic Annual report 2019: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales The assessment of clinical risk in mental health services Safer care for patients with personality disorder Suicide by children and young people Suicide by children and young people in England Annual report 2018: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales Projects Resources 10 ways to improve safety Our toolkits Provisional patient suicide data (2012-2025) Safer care for patients given a diagnosis of personality disorder: a learning resource Data slides and presentations NCISH methodology NCISH publications Sample questionnaires NCISH 10 standards for investigating serious incidents Data security Implementing a personalised approach to risk Clinical guidelines on risk assessment NCISH evidence on suicide risk assessment in UK mental health services Risk assessment scales, categories and tools should not be used to predict suicide risk The role of health professionals in assessing suicide risk The importance of psychosocial assessment following self-harm Prompt aftercare to psychological therapies following self-harm Cost-effectiveness of psychosocial assessments Local approaches to personalised risk assessment Personalised approach to risk: learning event 1 Personalised approach to risk: learning event 2 Personalised approach to risk: learning event 3 Personalised approach to risk: learning event 4 Personalised approach to risk: learning event 5 Personalised approach to risk: learning event 6 Personalised approach to risk: learning event 7 Personalised approach to risk: learning event 8 Personalised approach to risk: learning event 9 Workshop 1 – Year 1 and Year 2 shared learning Workshop 2 – Emotional co-regulation and relational care, self-harm, suicide and assessments Workshop 3 – Coroners, the Care Quality Commission and suicide prevention Workshop 4 – Whole organisational approach: Shared learning session Frequently asked questions Requests for information Examples of good practice: suicide prevention initiatives National academic response to COVID-19-related suicide prevention Suicide in NHS Staff data collection: Resources and postvention support Support About Our people Contact us NCISH / Resources / Frequently asked questions National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide, Homicide and Safety in Mental Health Information for… Practitioners Service users and carers Reports Annual report 2026 summary National review of higher education student suicide deaths Annual report 2025: UK patient and general population data, 2012-2022 Key findings Clinical messages Suicide in the general population Mental health patient suicide Method of suicide Social and clinical characteristics Diagnosis and service contact Real-time surveillance of mental health patient suicide Themes in this report Suicide in mental health patients with bipolar disorder Suicide following missed contact and/or non-adherence with medication Suicide and recent bereavement in mental health patients Homicide in the UK Additional data and downloads Suicide by nurses Annual report 2024: UK patient and general population data 2011-2021 Suicide by people in contact with drug and alcohol services Annual report 2023: UK patient and general population data 2010-2020 Annual report 2022: UK patient and general population data 2009-2019, and real-time surveillance data Annual report 2021: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales Suicide by middle-aged men Suicide in England since the COVID-19 pandemic Annual report 2019: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales The assessment of clinical risk in mental health services Safer care for patients with personality disorder Suicide by children and young people Suicide by children and young people in England Annual report 2018: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales Projects Resources 10 ways to improve safety Our toolkits Provisional patient suicide data (2012-2025) Safer care for patients given a diagnosis of personality disorder: a learning resource Data slides and presentations NCISH methodology NCISH publications Sample questionnaires NCISH 10 standards for investigating serious incidents Data security Implementing a personalised approach to risk Clinical guidelines on risk assessment NCISH evidence on suicide risk assessment in UK mental health services Risk assessment scales, categories and tools should not be used to predict suicide risk The role of health professionals in assessing suicide risk The importance of psychosocial assessment following self-harm Prompt aftercare to psychological therapies following self-harm Cost-effectiveness of psychosocial assessments Local approaches to personalised risk assessment Personalised approach to risk: learning event 1 Personalised approach to risk: learning event 2 Personalised approach to risk: learning event 3 Personalised approach to risk: learning event 4 Personalised approach to risk: learning event 5 Personalised approach to risk: learning event 6 Personalised approach to risk: learning event 7 Personalised approach to risk: learning event 8 Personalised approach to risk: learning event 9 Workshop 1 – Year 1 and Year 2 shared learning Workshop 2 – Emotional co-regulation and relational care, self-harm, suicide and assessments Workshop 3 – Coroners, the Care Quality Commission and suicide prevention Workshop 4 – Whole organisational approach: Shared learning session Frequently asked questions Requests for information Examples of good practice: suicide prevention initiatives National academic response to COVID-19-related suicide prevention Suicide in NHS Staff data collection: Resources and postvention support Support About Our people Contact us Frequently asked questions Method FAQs See FAQs about our methods Obtaining data FAQs See FAQs about obtaining data Involvement FAQs See FAQs about involvement Online data collection FAQs See FAQs about online data collection
