2009 Choose Life Annual Summit
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Choose Life held its 2009 annual summit on 18 and 19 March 2009 at the Hilton Glasgow Grosvenor. It brought together Choose Life Co-ordinators, national partners and stakeholders to share activities and experiences over the last year, and review national and local progress on Choose Life. While suicide rates in Scotland have declined by 13% since the launch of Choose Life in 2002, those in the most deprived areas in Scotland have a suicide risk double that of the Scottish average and young men continue to be at greater risk. Following on from last year's summit, Choose Life looked to further explore aspects of inequalites which may lead to suicide and discuss the ways in which they can be tackled.
The
2009_Choose_Life_Annual_Summit_Programme contains an outline of activities over the 2 days, details of the parallel presentation sessions and speakers' biographies.
The
official Summit Report summarises all the presentations, including those from the national team and the plenary speakers. An evaluation appendix is included which reflects delegate feedback.
The main presentations can be accessed below.
Wednesday 18 March 2009
| Presentation Title: |
Presented by: |
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Choose_Life_Training_Update |
Erica Stewart-Jones, Learning and Development Advisor, NHS Health Scotland |
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Communicating_Suicide_Prevention |
Laura Blair, Communications Manager, NHS Health Scotland |
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Area_Developments_and_Activities_in_Suicide_Prevention |
Rose Kirk, Development and Support Manager, NHS Health Scotland |
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Establishing_a_Suicide_Register_-_Progress_Report |
Dr Laurence Gruer, Director of Public Health Science, NHS Health Scotland |
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Invisible..._Visible_Minority_Communities_-_Black_and_Minority_Ethnic_Communities |
Dale Meller, Programme Manager - Mental Health and Race Equality, NHS Health Scotland |
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Substance_Misuse_and_Suicide_Prevention |
Dr Trevor Lakey, Health Improvement and Inequalities Manager (Mental Health Partnership), NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde |
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Inequalities_and_Priority_Groups_-_Young_Men |
Richard Leckerman, National Development Officer, Breathing Space |
Thursday 19 March 2009
| Presentation Title: |
Presented by: |
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The_Wider_Context_-_Towards_a_Mentally_Flourishing_Scotland_-_2009-11 |
Emma Hogg, Head of Population Mental Health Branch, Mental Health Division, Scottish Government |
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Evaluation_of_Phase_2_of_Choose_Life |
Patricia Russell, Consultant, Patricia Russell and Associates |
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Update_on_Suicide_Research_in_Scotland |
Dr Cameron Stark, Consultant in Public Health, NHS Highland |
Risk_and_Protective_Factors_for_Suicide_and_Suicidal_Behaviour |
Dr Stephen Platt, Professor of Health Policy Research and Head of Community Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh |
Developing_a_Suicide_and_Self-harm_Prevention_Action_Plan_for_Wales
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Phill Chick, Director of Mental Health, National Leadership and Innovation Agency for Healthcare (NLIAH), Wales |
Please also find details of the workshop presentations and how these can be accessed below:
| Presentation Title: |
Presented by: |
| Life Coaching Programme - Putting Training into Practice - contact Val_Gould@thewisegroup.co.uk for further information |
Val Gould, Practice Support Manager, The Wise Group (Routes out of Prison Project) |
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Suicide Risk Management in Scottish Prisons - presentation available |
James Taylor, Mental Health and Suicide Risk Management Advisor, Scottish Prison Service |
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Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival - Renfrewshire - presentation available |
Rosemary Mullen, Choose Life Development Worker, Social Work Department, Renfrewshire Council |
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Inverclyde - Shattering the Secrecy - presentation available |
Brian Young, Choose Life Co-ordinator (Inverclyde) and Consulting Trainer, Inverclyde Council |
What Joint Working Can Achieve - contact greg.burgess@samh.org.uk for further information |
Greg Burgess, Choose Life Co-ordinator (North Lanarkshire), SAMH |
| Self-harm Amongst Young People: Awareness Training for Frontline Staff - contact linda.paterson@samh.org.uk for further information |
Linda Paterson, Choose Life Co-ordinator (Aberdeenshire), SAMH |
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