1. Greater Manchester Suicide Prevention
Chris Jeffries
NW Partnerships Lead Samaritans
Co Chair GM Suicide Prevention Executive

2. Background and work programme
277 suicides in Greater Manchester (2014)
GM SP group working with the ten suicide prevention groups in each local authority area in GM
Suicide audit across GM
Suicide prevention awareness e-learning
Emergent strategy

3. Strategy headlines
Suicide safer Communities accreditation for all ten GM boroughs
Mental Health Service providers working towards elimination of suicides in mental health settings
Strengthen the impact of wider services: supporting and developing suicide prevention
Offer effective support to those who are affected by suicide
Develop and support our workforce to better assess and support those at risk of suicide
Learning from evidence, data dn intelligence such as GM Suicide audit

4. Transformation Bid
Developing a Greater Manchester Suicide Bereavement Pathway   
Mental Health literacy training
Public Mental Health campaign
Improving mental health and well being

5. Workshop Priorities for action Identifying groups who are high risk
How do we reach the most vulnerable