Population Health

Population Health is a small consultancy team of independent registered public health specialists. We are passionate about improving health, especially for those unfairly disadvantaged. We work collaboratively alongside local systems recognising complexity. We respectfully untangle issues, using professional expertise to identify pragmatic options for change. We also develop sustainable plans for local teams and partners.

Our work in suicide prevention

At Population Health, we have a particular interest in suicide prevention and have worked with local and regional public mental health leads, and with local areas’ Suicide Prevention Partnerships on many areas. This includes mental health and wellbeing strategies, suicide prevention plans, suicide response and cluster response plans, and delivery of planning exercises for cluster response.

Our areas of expertise

We have a wealth of experience and expertise in suicide prevention. We have been commissioned by different organisations, such as local and regional public mental health leads, and local areas’ Suicide Prevention Partnerships to deliver whatever their local system needs at that time. Examples include:

> Developing local partnership’s mental health and wellbeing strategies and/or suicide prevention plans.

> Facilitating the development of local suicide response and cluster response plans.

> The delivery of local table-top planning exercises, to support local and regional partners to plan and prepare for a cluster response if it is sadly needed.

Our motivation for joining the NSPA