Consultation

The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee held a consultation to welcome your views on the extent of the problem of suicide in Wales

Terms of reference:

The Committee called for evidence about:

• The extent of the problem of suicide in Wales and evidence for its causes - including numbers of people dying by suicide, trends and patterns in the incidence of suicide; vulnerability of particular groups; risk factors influencing suicidal behaviour.
• The social and economic impact of suicide.
• The effectiveness of the Welsh Government’s approach to suicide prevention - including the suicide prevention strategy Talk to me 2 and its impact at the local, regional and national levels; the effectiveness of multi-agency approaches to suicide prevention; public awareness campaigns; reducing access to the means of suicide.
• The contribution of the range of public services to suicide prevention, and mental health services in particular.
• The contribution of local communities and civil society to suicide prevention.
• Other relevant Welsh Government strategies and initiatives - for example Together for Mental Health, data collection, policies relating to community resilience and safety.
• Innovative approaches to suicide prevention.

Disclosure of information

Please ensure that you have considered the Assembly’s policy on disclosure of information before submitting information to the Committee.