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choose life: A National Strategy and Action Plan to Prevent Suicide in Scotland
5. Outcomes
THIS NATIONAL STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN PHASES WITH AN INITIAL PHASE OF THREE YEARS FROM NOW UNTIL 2006
At the end of the first three-year phase we will have achieved the following:
Nationally:
National Action Plan Implementation Steering Group established with links developed with all relevant Scottish Executive policy initiatives and a proven ability to oversee progress on objectives
The issue of preventing suicide and reducing the rate of suicide clearly on the agenda of Scottish Executive departments and reflected in relevant policies
National Implementation Support Team (NIST) established and working effectively at a national level and supporting local areas
National support network involving local areas established and supported by NIST to provide regular opportunities for local agencies to meet and share experiences and review implementation of strategy and action plans
National suicide prevention summits held
National Public Mental Health Resource Service established for use by practitioners and other interested parties
Guidance on priority groups published.
Publication of guidelines for the media with education and awareness raising undertaken
National capacity for collection of data on suicide and self-harm established
Continued support for UK wide data collection, surveys and dissemination of findings
Research programme on suicide prevention established, arrangements made for its monitoring and to publish findings
Links developed with England, Wales and Northern Ireland with effective information sharing and working on UK-wide issues
Links developed with European counterparts and effective sharing of research and information with European and Scottish colleagues
Performance management arrangements established to monitor impact of strategy and action plan on service provision
Evaluation and monitoring programme established to monitor national and local impact of strategy and action plan.
Locally:
Local alliances in place with recognised local co-ordination (making effective use of the Scottish Executive funding for improved local co-ordination and efforts)
Local action plans established to implement this National Strategy and Action plan
Local Health Improvement and Community Plans incorporating key points of local suicide reduction action plans
Action underway to implement local action plans with additional local investment
Funding support provided as an incentive to direct resources and expertise at priority groups within mainstream programmes and activities
Local innovative practice established and undertaken by local voluntary and community groups
Support provided to establish and maintain local self-help groups
Local training programmes developed and implemented in line with national and local strategy and action plans
Local areas provided with effective support and information by National Implementation Support Team and involved pro-actively in National Implementation Support Network
Local areas have access to national and local data in suitable formats with evidence of the use of data in local planning and implementation processes
Local areas have access to Public Mental Health Resource Service and use this service (and others) to inform implementation of action plans
Local developments informed by evidence of effective interventions and by sharing of practice experience.
Objectives for the subsequent phase from 2006 to 2012 will be determined following an evaluation and review of progress in 2006. Our intention is that the second phase will build on the learning and successful developments from the initial programme of work.
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