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Shropshire Suicide Prevention Strategy

The Shropshire Suicide Prevention Action Group has been established as part of the action plan in the Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Suicide Prevention Strategy. It's made up of representatives from across the public, voluntary and community, and private sector who are working together on key themes:

• Access to support and prevention
• Using data and information
• Care plans
• Self-harm
• Engaging post suicide
• Training
• Communications and media

The Shropshire Suicide Prevention Strategy aims to:

• Raise awareness of suicide risk, promote access to support services (including those bereaved by suicide) from a wide range of sources (not just health services)
• Encourage more people to talk about self-harm, suicide and the risk factors associated with suicide in order to de-stigmatise and encourage people to seek help when they feel it's needed
• Provide those who have a public-facing role to have confidence in signposting people affected by suicidal thoughts to the services that could best help them

Our Suicide Prevention Training Matrix offers a range of courses to enable people to acquire the skills and knowledge to deliver the aims of the strategy.

To learn more about the Shropshire Suicide Prevention Action Group or express an interest in joining, please email orangebutton@shropshire.gov.uk