suicide prevention

This leaflet provides information on the Lifeline crisis response helpline, which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to support people in distress or despair.

This card provides contact details for the free Lifeline helpline, which is available to support people in distress or despair 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Recognising that mental ill health is one of the most significant challenges facing our society and public services, the Department of Health launched the Mental Health Strategy 2021–2031 in June 2021.

This guidance is for communities, groups and schools who have lost someone they know to suspected suicide.

This guidance is for families bereaved by suspected suicide who, while remembering their loved one, would like advice on reducing the impact of memorials on other vulnerable people in their community.

The Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Mr Edwin Poots MLA, asked Department officials and the Public Health Agency to organise a workshop to support the implementation of the Protect Life Strategy and to consider what further action is needed in order to tackle the high level of suicides and self harm in Northern Ireland.

The resulting report from the event is attached below.

A short report using the experiences of young suicidal men to inform mental health care services. 

An all-island action plan on suicide prevention was developed in 2007 in conjunction with the DHSSPS in Northern Ireland and the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) in the Republic. The plan contains a rolling programme of actions designed to take forward issues of mutual interest.