Suicide Awareness
…In September 2023, the Government published a five-year cross-sector strategy for suicide prevention in England alongside an action plan with intended timelines for delivery
The three aims of the new strategy are to:
- reduce the suicide rate over the next five years with initial reductions within half this time or sooner,
- improve support for people who have self-harmed, and
- improve support for people bereaved by suicide.
…The Prison Service Instruction (PSI) Safer Custody, issued by HM Prison and Probation Service to all prisons in England and Wales, details actions which must be taken by prisons to try to reduce incidents of self-harm and deaths in custody…
Suicide Awareness Article
