Suicide prevention

The Scottish Government has launched a 10 year strategy - Creating Hope Together: suicide prevention strategy 2022-2032 as well as a 3 year action plan - Creating Hope Together: suicide prevention action plan 2022-2025.

These documents are also available in an easy read format:

Creating Hope Together: suicide prevention strategy 2022-2032 easy read

Creating Hope Together: suicide prevention action plan 2022-2025 easy read

Someone you know may be at risk of suicide if they:

• Talk about wanting to die
• Have been stressed or anxious and don't seem to be coping
• Appear careless, moody, or withdrawn
• Have lost interest in their appearance
• Are using drugs and/or alcohol
• Have recently experienced a negative life event
• Have lost interest in friends, hobbies, and life

You can help:

• Let them talk about their feelings
• Listen carefully to what they have to say
• Let them know you care
• Ask if they are thinking about suicide
• Call 999 if they have immediate suicide plans

Encourage them to talk more to:

• Family, friends, a GP, a counsellor, or someone they can trust
• Breathing Space or the Samaritans

Crisis support

Breathing Space: (Mon - Thu 6pm - 2am, Fri - Mon 6pm - 6am) 0800 83 85 87 www.breathingspace.org

Childline: 0800 1111 (for children, young people) www.childline.org.uk

HopeLine UK: 0800 068 4141 (for young people) www.papyrus-uk.org/hopelineuk/scotland

Samaritans: 116 123 from any phone www.samaritans.org