Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 November 2012
230. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Health the strategy which is planned to progress action on suicide prevention post 2014 when the present national strategy, Reach Out 2005 - 2014 has expired in view of the time span to research a further strategy (details supplied) [53201/12]
View answerThe National Office for Suicide Prevention was established in 2005 to oversee the implementation of Reach Out the National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention 2005 – 2014. Earlier this year, the National Office established a Working Group comprising the statutory and voluntary sectors to review the current activities in the area of suicide prevention and to determine the priorities within this area to ensure that we maximise available resources. The Group will also review current national and international evidence on effective approaches in suicide prevention and will consider how the emerging evidence base can be used to inform the remaining period of the Reach Out strategy and influence new policy on suicide prevention beyond 2014. The conclusions of the Group will inform how suicide prevention will be taken forward beyond 2014, both strategically and operationally.
