Cheshire and Merseyside is a region where suicides are eliminated, where people do not consider suicide as a solution to the difficulties they face. A region that supports people at a time of personal crisis and builds individual and community resilience for improved lives.
The Local Authority Directors of Public Health in Cheshire and Merseyside, alongside Public Health England and NHS England, have chosen Suicide Prevention as a key priority for collective action across the region.
The NO MORE Suicide Strategy aims to connect people, to raise awareness of suicide and create the momentum for change across:
If you need help or if you're worried about someone else the following support services can offer assistance. Always call 999 in an emergency.
If you have been bereaved by suicide contact the following support services:
Suicides are not inevitable. There are many effective ways in which services, communities, individuals and society as a whole can help to improve mental health and prevent suicides. The aims of the NO MORE Suicide strategy are underpinned by key objectives:
A
Cheshire and Merseyside becomes a Suicide Safer Community
B
The Health Care System transforms care to eliminate suicide for patients
C
Support is accessible for those who are exposed to suicide
D
A strong, integrated Suicide Reduction Network provides oversight and governance
building individual and community resilience
transforming the health care system to eliminate suicide for patients
bereavement support and assistance for those affected by a suicide
We would like to thank the Cheshire & Merseyside Suicide Reduction Network Partnership Board and Operational Group for their contributions.
If you would like to discuss how you can help achieve Zero Suicide across Cheshire & Merseyside email us here. For more information about Champs visit our website.
Download the strategy PDF
To find out more about this important campaign, download the full strategy here