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Warning over suicide prevention fund end
19/02/2024 The Local Government Association (LGA) is urging the Government to extend funding for suicide prevention projects in the Spring Budget. |
Council hiring mental health officer following high suicide rates
31/08/2023 Essex County Council is hiring a public mental health and suicide prevention officer with an advertised salary of up to £37,357. |
Disadvantaged women in North East dying early
10/07/2023 Disadvantaged women in the North East are dying prematurely as public services are failing to meet their needs, according to a new report. |
Council apologises after teenage suicide
29/09/2022 West Sussex County Council has apologised for failing to provide the right level of support to a teenage boy who has died after a suicide attempt. |
Welfare overhaul driven ‘at least’ 69 people to suicide, auditors say
10/02/2020 Auditors have warned that the number of suicides relating to welfare reforms may exceed the 69 that the Government has investigated to date. |
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PM commits £600,000 to support suicide prevention plans
21/06/2019 The first ever review of local suicide prevention planning in England has revealed that some councils are struggling to deliver on their prevention plans. |
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Whitehall urges councils to put ‘effective’ suicide prevention plans in place
23/01/2019 Every local authority is required to put an effective suicide prevention plan in place under a new Government drive to tackle suicide. |
