Welcome to the Creating Hope podcast, powered by Public Health Scotland & Suicide Prevention Scotland.

In each episode of this limited edition series we’re exploring a key area of work within suicide prevention, and how this can be implemented locally.

In this first episode, we explore working with those who have lived and living experience of suicide.

Our host, Susie Heywood (Suicide Prevention Implementation Support Lead, Public Health Scotland) is joined by Keir McKechnie (Lived and Living Experience Panel Coordinator with SAMH), Catriona McDougall (Project Coordinator with Scottish Recovery Network) and Laura Junor (Member of the Suicide Prevention Scotland Lived and Living Experience Panel).

 

Key links for this episode:

Home - Suicide Prevention Scotland.

United to Prevent Suicide

Suicide Prevention Scotland Medium blog

NHS Inform - Surviving Suicidal Thoughts

Creating Hope Together - Scotland's Suicide Prevention Strategy

Creating Hope Together - Scotland's Suicide Prevention Action Plan

Scottish Recovery Network

COSLA

 

Support is available:

If you or someone you know is struggling with their mental health or feeling suicidal, please don’t hesitate to ask for help by contacting your GP, NHS24 on 111, Samaritans on 116 123 or Breathing Space on 0800 83 58 87.

 
Call 999 if you are in immediate danger, or have the means to cause yourself immediate harm, for example by serious injury or overdose.