Local Government Association and NSPA Case Studies

Contents:

Access to means

Children and young people

Working with the media

Reducing risk in men

Reducing risk in victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse

Access to means:

East Sussex County Council: a design-led approach

Bringing together a large and diverse group of stakeholders to understand the challenges posed by their particular site and draw up a community action plan. This case study was done jointly with the LGA and forms part of our suicide prevention resource. Read the full case study here.

Devon County Council: Devon Bridges

Using engineering and designing infrastructure as way to prevent suicide. This case study was done jointly with the LGA and forms part of our suicide prevention resource. Read the full case study here.

Hertfordshire County Council and Stevenage Borough Council: A new crisis café to prevent suicide at a high-risk location

Following an increase in the number of suicide attempts, fatalities and interventions at a high-risk location, professionals from Hertfordshire County Council and Stevenage Borough Council worked together with local partners to open a crisis cafe to prevent suicide. This case study was done jointly with the LGA and forms part of our suicide prevention resource. Read the full case study here.

Children and young people

Havering Council: mental health training and support for schools

Bringing together partners to support a whole school approach to mental health and the development of an online resource setting out information on mental health and suicide prevention training and support for schools. This case study was done jointly with the LGA and forms part of our suicide prevention resource. Read the full case study here.

Hull City Council: You are not alone

Creating a suicide awareness campaign aimed and young people through their own voices. This case study was done jointly with the LGA and forms part of our suicide prevention resource. Read the full case study here.

Working with the media

Champs Public Health Collaborative: World Suicide Prevention Day Workshop

Working across nine councils and with Samaritans to improve media reporting through hosting a high profile suicide prevention event. Council collaborative comprised of the nine councils across Cheshire and Merseyside: Sefton, Knowsley, St Helens, Liverpool, Wirral, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Halton and Warrington councils. This case study was done jointly with the LGA and forms part of our suicide prevention resource. Read the full case study here.

Oxfordshire County Council: Media Monitoring and Training – a collaboration with Samaritans’ Media Advisory Service

Working together with the Samaritan’s Media Advisory Service to monitor local media reporting of suicides and provide training local media organisations to develop postvention reporting as a means of prevention. This case study was done jointly with the LGA and forms part of our suicide prevention resource. Read the full case study here.

At risk populations

Reducing risk in men

Providing men at risk of suicide with emotional support and advice with employment, housing, and financial difficulties: The Hope project in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Funded by the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board, the Hope project provides psychosocial and practical support for men aged 30–64 who are at risk of suicide, advising them in relation to any money, employment, benefit, or housing problems they may identify. Read the full case study here. A summary of a research study on the project is available here.

Kirkless Council: aligning local services to reduce risk in men

Working with local community groups and partners to offer a range of services for men outside of the clinical setting. This case study was done jointly with the National Suicide Prevention Alliance and forms part of our suicide prevention resource. Read the full case study here.

Community-based mental health and suicide prevention interventions for men – learnings and evidence from Cheshire and Merseyside

An evaluation of funded projects in community-based mental health and suicide prevention to inform an evidence review of the effectiveness of these interventions for middle-aged men (40-60 years old) living in Cheshire and Merseyside. This case study was done jointly with the National Suicide Prevention Alliance and forms part of our suicide prevention resource. Read the full case study here.

Reducing risk in victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse

Kent and Medway: Highlighting the relationship between domestic abuse and suicide

Using Real Time Suicide Surveillance (RTSS) data, unique research was carried out to highlight the relationship between domestic abuse and suicide. This case study was done jointly with the National Suicide Prevention Alliance and forms part of our suicide prevention resource. Read the full case study here.