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Resource Library

Welcome to the Suicide Prevention Scotland resource library. This searchable library brings together trusted information, guidance, training materials and research to support everyone working to prevent suicide.

If you have any issues please get in touch with the website admin team at enquiries@suicideprevention.scot. You can also contact the team if you have resources that you would like to make available to others.

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The National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in the Mental Health (Scottish Context)

Policy and practice

This 2021 webinar is presented by Professor Louis Appleby, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Manchester, and Director of the National Confidential In

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Time to address 'the causes of the causes' : effective suicide prevention also requires sound policy interventions

Social Determinants

This 2022 webinar is presented by Professor Steve Platt, Professor of Health Policy Research at the University of Edinburgh. It is part of the Mental Health Imp

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Distinguishing between types of suicidality in young people and predicting escalation of suicidality in adulthood

Children and young people

This report compiled in October 2021 examined the following questions:- What differentiates suicidal ideation, suicidal behaviours, suicidal self-harm and non

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Supporting recovery and quality of life for people living with mental ill health

Policy and practice

This learning byte from NHS Education for Scotland (NES) covers the following topics:- understanding the concept of recovery and how to work in a way that pro

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Time Space Compassion - supporting people experiencing suicidal crisis: guide - easy read

Policy and practice

This document provides an easy read version of the Time Space Compassion introductory guide to supporting people in suicidal crisis.

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What can we do to prevent Suicide within our roles?

Data

This 2023 webinar is presented by Professor Steve Platt (Emeritus Professor of Health Policy Research at the University of Edinburgh) and Professor Rory O'Conno

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Understanding help giving and help seeking behaviours in Scottish residents when experiencing suicidal ideation.

Research

This study aimed to generate evidence linked to Outcome Two of the Scottish Government’s suicide prevention strategy and action plan (Creating Hope Together). O

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Suicide Safer Universities

Education

This downloadable guide provides a framework which helps to: understand student suicide mitigate risk intervene when students get into difficulties respond to

If you have problems accessing any of the resources listed please let us know by contacting enquiries@suicideprevention.scot