Suicide | LocalGov

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.

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.

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.

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