Suicide Prevention Scotland Delivery of Creating Hope Together Year 1 - Annual report 2023-2024

Conclusion

A considerable amount of progress has been made over the last year in both developing the infrastructure to support delivery and also in the level of activity which has been developed and delivered. The strong partnership working which has been developed over the last year has helped to progress work at pace. There has been considerable value in bringing together different partners and stakeholders to lead and deliver the work, this has brought new perspectives and encouraged joined up thinking to help prevent suicide across Scotland.

As set out in the vision of Creating Hope Together, to achieve reduction in suicide deaths whilst tackling the inequalities which contribute to suicide will require all sectors to come together in partnership. Over the first year of delivery, it has been a significant achievement to establish an effective collaborative approach across sectors at national and local level. Suicide Prevention Scotland has enabled connection with many organisations across the country who have not previously been linked to national work or to each other. Many of the key relationships and networks have been established and our ways of working which includes lived and living experience, practitioner expertise, academic advice and data and intelligence have been embedded – we have established strong foundations to ensure success for year two and beyond.

The success and visibility of Suicide Prevention Scotland is truly bringing to life the aspiration that suicide prevention is everyone’s business.