Slough Borough Council

Slough is a democratic organisation with 42 councillors representing electors in 14 electoral wards in East Berkshire. The town is an important commercial centre servicing the whole of the country and has many international affiliations. Its location and access to fast communication links are a key factor in the town’s commercial success.

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Our work in suicide prevention

Slough Public Health is working with key partners across Berkshire to develop a new suicide prevention strategy which will support Slough’s action plan. This is scheduled to be completed early in 2017, and will be taken through the health and wellbeing boards in each Authority. The strategy follows a recently completed audit of suicides across Berkshire which highlights the statistical trends and common risk factors.

The strategy will take a multidisciplinary approach that seeks to utilise resources across local authorities, the NHS and community sectors. While it will be a Berkshire wide plan, which better enables effective collaboration with key partners, we will ensure that the actions that flow out of the strategy will be tailored to the needs and circumstances of Slough Borough residents.

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Our current priorities

Slough Borough Council will contribute to the Berkshire multi-agency suicide prevention plan and develop a tailored suicide action plan for Slough, informed by the Berkshire strategy and the specific needs of its residents. The council will continue to identify high-risk locations and support vulnerable groups within Slough and Berkshire. The Slough Suicide Prevention Plan will be submitted to the Slough Borough Council Health and Well-being Board for review and implementation.

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Our current challenges

Finance is an issue and like other Local Authorities we are working in an environment of harsh cuts to Public Health budgets.

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