Charlevillle Suicide Awareness Project
Aims of Project
•To promote community leadership and involvement in addressing the issue and continue the role of the awareness group as a local community response to suicide.
•To raise awareness of the issue of suicide in the community through hosting information events and distribution of help and support materials.
•To build the capacity and skills of the community to address this issue through promoting access to existing training programmes such as ASIST, safeTALK, Peer Support Training, and other approved programmes.
•To review the current information/education resources available on suicide to the community, identify the gaps in information and, in conjunction with the National Office of Suicide Prevention and HSE South, to develop appropriate materials/supports
•To review, in conjunction with HSE South, access to bereavement support services, identify gaps, and support the promotion of access to existing services.
•To work closely with the HSE Mental Health Resource Office and other agencies to record, document and disseminate the learning of the project and to share information.