Gloucestershire Suicide Prevention Partnership (GSPP) Newsletter - December 2018

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Welcome

Welcome to the fourth edition of the GSPP newsletter, which follows on from World Suicide Prevention Day and the workshop held on 30th October (see below for further information). This has been issued slightly later than hoped, so apologies for the delay.

Prior to the workshop in October, there have been a few changes in personnel; mainly that Jennifer Taylor (previous Chair of the GSPP and Lead Commissioner with responsibility for the suicide prevention portfolio) has moved onto another role within Public Health.  The GSPP would like to thank her for her dedication and direction into the restructure of the Partnership and we wish her well in her new role.  Beth Bennet-Britton recently joined as a Public Health Consultant and has taken over the role of Chair of the GSPP. The new GP Lead, Dr Nicola Pocket, has also started in her new role and we will be hearing updates from her in the future on her work supporting GP practices in suicide prevention. We welcome Beth and Nicola in their new roles.

Blog post – Sunflowers Suicide Support

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Abbie, one of the founders of Sunflowers Suicide Support, shares her thoughts on the importance of supporting someone bereaved by suicide and highlights some of the work Sunflowers do to provide that support to those in Gloucestershire.

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October GSPP Forum Workshop

Workshop

On 30th October the GSPP Forum members attended a workshop which included updates from two sub-groups and recent national and local developments.  A "Share & Learn" section where we heard on project updates by the 2gether NHS Trust, the valuable work done by Sunflowers Suicide Support and an update on the Public Mental Health Agenda. 

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World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD)

Members of the GSPP standing outside the CCG engagement bus on World Suicide Prevention Day 2018

For this year's World Suicide Prevention Day, which takes place every year on 10th September, many partners held events to mark the date, raise awareness and provide support.  These included Sunflowers' "Stay in the Sun" walk, Cheltenham Samaritans and other partners handing out information and sources of support materials to those in Cheltenham town centre, Suicide Crisis' conference (see below) and the National Suicide Prevention Alliance's social media campaign raising awareness of partner's activities to help prevent suicide.

World Suicide Prevention Day 2019 is fast approaching, so if you have any suggestions or ideas, please get in touch at suicideprevention@gloucestershire.gov.uk.

Surviving Trauma: Hope, Encouragement and Practical Advice

Suicide Crisis

On World Suicide Prevention Day (10th September) Suicide Crisis held a “Surviving Trauma” conference, with the aim of providing information, practical advice, encouragement and hope in relation to surviving traumatic events.

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Future Forum dates

The dates of the next Forum meetings are as follows;

  • 15th January 2019 10:00 -13:30 (meeting rooms 1& 2, Shire Hall, Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2TG) 
  • 15th May 2019 10:00 -13:30 (meeting rooms 1& 2, Shire Hall, Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2TG)
  • 2nd October 2019 10:00 -13:30 (meeting rooms 1& 2, Shire Hall, Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2TG)

SOBS/2gether Trust conference - loneliness

SOBS/2gether NHS Trust

Every year the SOBS Gloucester branch and 2gether Trust organise a conference that focusses on a particular theme or topic that has an impact on suicide. In July their conference focussed on student mental health.

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224 Suicides Prevented: The Impact of Non-Clinical Mental Health Support in Gloucester

Support at the Cavern

Kingfisher Treasure Seekers launched their Support at the Cavern 'crisis café' in July 2016.  Here they talk about how their café supports the mental health of those using their service and enables those volunteering to learn new skills, grow in confidence and socialise.  More importantly, their café also helps prevent suicide.

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Gloucestershire Self Harm Helpline…Text Line…Online Chat …!

Glocuestershire Self Harm Helpline

Mike Honan, who manages the Gloucestershire Self Harm Helpline, shares his thoughts and talks about the support that the Helpline offers to those who contact them, and how they help.

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