Suicide prevention action plan

Agreed shared objectives of the Suicide Prevention Strategy in Lincolnshire (2020 - 2023):

  • to develop a local suicide prevention core offer
  • to target high risk groups
  • to support children and young people (CYP) and their families
  • to develop our knowledge and intelligence
  • to raise awareness and improve training

1. Identification and response to suicides

Domain
Actions
Lead organisation
Strategic Priority
Planned completion
Business As Usual 1.1 Maintain RTS (Real Time Surveillance) dashboard and process for routine data review to identify anomalies in the data. Consider extending access to the RTS dashboard to wider partners. Public Health and Lincolnshire Police Knowledge and Intelligence Ongoing
Project 1.2 Extend the RTS data to include more information to build a 'picture' of the person. This work will be supported by an LGA Sector Led Improvement Programme and learning through the East Midlands RTSS Community of Practice. Public Health and Lincolnshire Police Knowledge and Intelligence December 2023
Business As Usual 1.3 Continued development of response to suspected suicide clusters and high-profile cases. This work will include proactive comms, linking with affected communities and development of cross boarder information sharing as well as  feeding information to national work groups e.g. online harm or emerging methods. Public Health Core Offer, High risk groups Ongoing
Project 1.4 Work with partners across the system to identify ways to capture attempted suicide data for Lincolnshire. Some possibilities include 111 data, thematic reports from LPFT and Mental Health Matters Helpline, Population Health Management dataset. Public Health Knowledge and Intelligence Ongoing
Project 1.5 Map the support and services currently available to people who survived suicide attempt and their families to identify any gaps and opportunities for improvement. Public Health, ULHT Core Offer, High risk groups December 2023

2. Suicide audit

Domain
Actions
Lead organisation
Strategic Priority
Planned completion
Project 2.1 Review the findings of 2021 Suicide Audit to inform local campaigns, initiatives and commissioning activities.  Public Health Knowledge and Intelligence June 2023
Business As Usual 2.2 Complete the Annual Suicide for Lincolnshire ensuring it continues to meet needs of wider partnership. Public Health and Coroners Office Knowledge and Intelligence, High risk groups December 2023

3. Suicide bereavement

Domain
Actions
Lead organisation
Strategic Priority
Planned completion
Business As Usual 3.1 Work with Amparo to embed the new Service (launched 1st November 2022) in Lincolnshire, to ensure referral pathways are operating well and to raise awareness of the offer. ICB Core Offer Ongoing
Project 3.2 Complete an evaluation of the first 6 months of the Amparo Suicide Bereavement Service. Incorporate the learning from lived experience survey and case studies from the pilot into the evaluation. ICB Knowledge and Intelligence September 2023
Business As Usual 3.3 Support SOBS to establish peer support groups in Lincolnshire. SOBS Core Offer Ongoing

4. Training

Domain
Actions
Lead organisation
Strategic Priority
Planned completion
Business As Usual 4.1 Continue to ensure that suicide prevention training is part of the  system core offer developed as part of the Adult Mental Health Transformation Programme. Public Health Training and Awareness Ongoing
Business As Usual 4.2 Continue to promote training opportunities for suicide prevention; in particular the free Zero Suicide Alliance Training. Target promotion to different community groups (e.g. hairdressers, barbers, taxi drivers) as well as professionals via established training platforms (e.g. Lincolnshire Training Hub). Public Health Training and Awareness Ongoing
Project 4.3 Commission safe TALK and ASIST training for key groups of professionals and volunteers across Lincolnshire with a focus on those delivering projects under MH transformation funding. Public Health and Safeguarding Training and Awareness March 2023

5. Awareness

Domain
Actions
Lead organisation
Strategic Priority
Planned completion
Project 5.1 Provide a steer and sign of to the county wide suicide prevention campaign and online resources developed as part of Wave 3 Suicide Prevention Community Innovation Fund. SHINE Training and Awareness September 2023
Business As Usual 5.2 Ongoing offer of support to partners and services that would benefit from implementing internal plans to support people at risk of suicide. e.g. consider development of 'Primary care packs' Public Health Training and Awareness Ongoing
Business As Usual 5.3 Working together to proactively encourage open conversation about the suicide and support local and national initiatives such as Samaritans 'Small Talk' campaign, World Suicide Prevention Day or World Mental Health Day. All partners via relevant comms teams Training and Awareness Ongoing
Business As Usual 5.4 Working with partners to raise awareness about suicide risks and services available. This will focus on promoting support services and encouraging people to seek help and improve skills, as well as resources available to signpost to support for social and economic risks such as the cost of living crisis and gambling. All partners via relevant comms teams Training and Awareness, High Risk Groups Ongoing

6. Community fund

Domain
Actions
Lead organisation
Strategic Priority
Planned completion
Business As Usual 6.1 Provide advise on the funding criteria for future wave of Suicide Prevention Community Innovation Fund ensuring those reflect strategic priorities of partners, local and national evidence and local needs. Public Health with SHINE Core Offer, High risk groups Ongoing

7. Self harm

Domain
Actions
Lead organisation
Strategic Priority
Planned completion
Project 7.1 Explore possibility of upskilling wider heath workforce to deal with lower severity self harm cases. This will require coordinated system wide approach and strategic steer from MHLDA board. Public Health, LPFT Training and Awareness December 2023
Business As Usual 7.2 Increase knowledge and understanding of self-harm, and challenge misconceptions about the relationship between self-harm and suicide. LPFT Awareness, High Risk Group Ongoing

8. Children and people

Domain
Actions
Lead organisation
Strategic Priority
Planned completion
Project 8.1 Review recommendations from The National Child Mortality Database thematic report and Lincolnshire CDOC Thematic Review in order to identify areas for improvements and track arising multi-agency actions. CICT Children and Young People March 2023
Project 8.2 Develop a response plan for child suicides in Lincolnshire, so that in future we have clear lines of communication, and clear actions for organisations to take at an agreed appropriate time. CICT Children and Young People June 2023
Project 8.3 Review Suicide Prevention as part of CYP Transformation Programme. CICT Children and Young People December 2023
Project 8.4 Develop and roll-out a Tiered training model on CYP self-harm/suicide prevention to the Lincolnshire CYP mental health and wider workforce, utilising the  HEE funding and taking into account most suitable provision. CICT Children and Young People, Training and Awareness March 2024

9. Lincolnshire suicide prevention strategy

Domain
Actions
Lead organisation
Strategic Priority
Planned completion
Project
Collaborate with partners  to produce the next Suicide Prevention Strategy for Lincolnshire, to launch in 2024. To ensure that:
 - local strategy allies with the  national priorities (national strategy to be published in March 2023 and LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, online harm and veterans are likely to be new areas of focus)
 - recognise local priorities and risk factors (as per suicide audit any  emerging evidence)
 - strategy is co-produced with local providers (including VCS) and people with lived experience
 Public Health Not applicable December 2023
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