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Welcome

Welcome to our 8th newsletter - I hope this finds you safe and well.

This follows the last Forum meeting which was held on 3rd March. Thank you to all our presenters and those who attended.  You can read more about the meeting and the slides in the section below.

Please note that every effort has been made to check that the information below is pertinent following the Covid-19/Coronavirus pandemic.  Please do check with appropriate services to confirm what support/events are available.

If there's anything you'd like to share with the other members of the partnership, particularly during the current situation (either by a newsletter item or in one of my more frequent emails), please do let me know.   We’d love to hear about what you are working on - just email suicideprevention@gloucestershire.gov.uk.

Please feel free to share this newsletter with anyone who may find it useful. 

March GSPP Forum

The GSPP Forum met on 3rd March where they heard updates from the Steering Group, sub-groups and the GP Lead. We also updated on some new pieces of work; suicide bereavement and the new suicide prevention strategy. The Share & Learn section included presentations on; Combat Stress which supports veterans and those currently serving in the armed forces and the Gloucester Community Network which facilitates the networking between individuals and organisations The Door Youth Project whose mission is to bring hope into the lives of young people and their families, through unlocking potential and opening opportunity so their past does not define their future. The Alexendra Wellbeing House which provides a safe, therapeutic environment for adults with mental health challenges for up to two weeks. National Suicide Prevention Programme and Funding Headway Gloucestershire who is dedicated to improving life after brain injury You can read more about the meeting and review the slides here. Please note that the presentations provided at the Forum meeting pertains to information about services offered prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.  Please check with service providers to confirm what services are currently available.

Mental health and suicide prevention/ postvention training POSTPONED!

The additional mental health and suicide prevention/postvention training courses have been postponed.  This is in light of government guidance to stop non-essential contact with others because of the Coronavirus situation.

We hope to re-arrange these courses in due course and will let you know when the details have been finalised.

Looking after your wellbeing during Covid-19

For more information on looking after your wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic, please click here. Please share this with your contacts - its is being updated with more information regularly.

Next Forum meeting dates

• 8th July 2020 10:00 - 13:30* (meeting rooms 1 & 2, Shire Hall, Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2TG)
• 17th November 2020 10:00 - 13:30* (meeting rooms 1 & 2, Shire Hall, Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2TG)
• 28th January 2021 10:00 - 13:30* (meeting rooms 1 & 2, Shire Hall, Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2TG)

* Finish times are approximate and will be confirmed closer to the date.

IMPORTANT:

These communication(s) may be shared from third party members of the Gloucestershire Suicide Prevention Partnership (GSPP), and by sharing these with you Gloucestershire County Council Public Health does not intend to promote or endorse any views that are expressed by these third party members.