The Minister for Health and Social services will be launching the Wales national suicide and self harm prevention strategy, Talk to Me 2, at an event followed by a forum which will take place on Thursday 16th July 2015 at the All Nations Centre, Cardiff.
People from a variety of backgrounds engaged in promoting the health and wellbeing of people in Wales who self harm or are at risk of self harm or suicide will be in attendance. Participants from health, social care, housing, education, justice, transport, town planning, local and national government, help line staff, faith and community organisations or those with personal experience of self harm and those bereaved by suicide will find the launch event informative and provide an opportunity to connect with agencies actively tackling suicide and self harm.
Suicide is a significant cause of early mortality, particularly among young and middle aged people but are relevant across the life course. Self harm is a significant cause of unscheduled health care and is an indicator of a significant level of distress among individuals.
Tackling the separate but related issues of self harm and suicide are therefore critical components in addressing health and wellbeing among statutory non statutory and community organisations. Talk to Me 2 has recently been the subject of a national consultation it is to be formally launched on the 16th July by the Minister for Health and Social services, it will become the cornerstone for suicide and self harm prevention over the next five years indicating priorities to be addressed at national regional level and local levels.
The Launch event will provide the opportunity to gain greater insight into the content of the strategy, the development of regional groups to progress the work, experiences from other UK administrations and the opportunity to network with colleagues from a variety of backgrounds.
State of Mind will be presenting their multi-award winning education session as part of the launch and are looking forward to being part of such an important event.