Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 September 2012
1769. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the budget, including any allocations announced in the budget for A Vision for Change, allocated to the the National Suicide Prevention Office. [38594/12]
View answerThe budget of the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) is set by the Health Service Executive. In 2011, the total funding available nationally through the HSE for suicide prevention was about €9 million of which €4.1 million is administered by NOSP and is used to fund voluntary and statutory agencies delivering services in the area of prevention, intervention, postvention and research. e remaining €5 million is available regionally to fund Resource Officers for Suicide Prevention, Self-Harm Liaison Nurses in Hospital Emergency Departments and local suicide prevention initiatives. In 2012, an additional €3 million (part of the special allocation of €35m for mental health) has been made available to NOSP to implement suicide prevention initiatives in line with Reach Out.
