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choose life: A National Strategy and Action Plan to Prevent Suicide in Scotland
4. Resources
Our physical and mental health as individuals, communities and as a nation, is determined by a complex interaction of different factors - physical, social, environmental and personal. Health improvement is an issue that impacts on the economy, education and social justice. Many of the Scottish Executive's policies and agendas already recognise the potential for contributing towards a step-change in Scotland's health, but the Scottish Executive's intention is to increase this impact through better co-ordination and focusing action in a new way.
In a determined effort to change our historical position on health, the Executive is proposing to more than double the money allocated specifically to health improvement and for the three financial years from 2003-04 to 2005-06, is planning to allocate additional resources of 23 million, 50 million and 100 million across the Executive to help towards national and local efforts to improve our health.
The Scottish Executive recognises that to support the national and local implementation of this National Strategy and Action Plan, additional funding is required. Therefore from the additional Health Improvement resources we intend to allocate 12 million over the coming three years on implementing this suicide reduction strategy through supporting work at both local and national level and encouraging greater involvement of and support to local community groups, voluntary agencies and self-help groups.
This money will be allocated to national and local initiatives as follows:
| 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | Total |
m |
National Funding |
National Implementation Support Team, Network and Information provision | 0.45 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 1.52 |
Research and Evaluation | 0.45 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 1.48 |
Total National funding | 0.90 | 1.02 | 1.08 | 3.00 |
Local Funding |
To promote local alliances and joint working | 1.90 | 2.00 | 2.10 | 6.00 |
Local training and innovation support fund | 0.90 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 3.00 |
Total Local Funding | 2.80 | 3.00 | 3.20 | 9.00 |
Total Funding | 3.70 | 4.02 | 4.28 | 12.00 |
In summary, the Scottish Executive will allocate 12 million to support and complement the implementation of Choose Life: the National Strategy and Action Plan for Preventing Suicide in Scotland.
Through this commitment, the Scottish Executive encourages local investment from NHS Boards, NHS Trusts, local authorities and other agencies, in developing effective interventions and, in particular, in co-ordinating efforts between agencies.
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