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Question: Where can i get information on how to work for Choose Life?

Answer: The best place to visit for vacancies that may arise in Choose Life are The Scottish Executive Vacancy List. You can also visit the NHS Health Scotland website where you can find all the current vacancies throughout NHS Scotland.

As well as advertising in the media (The Herald etc.), any vacancies that arise within Choose Life would be advertised on these sites.

Question: Can you tell me why there are so many deaths by suicide in Scotland?

Answer: There is no simple explanation for this. A wide range of factors contribute including individual factors, societal and cultural influences, and quality of services.

International evidence indicates that achieving a sustained reduction in suicides requires co-ordinated action over a number of years. This is why we have a long term strategy: Choose Life is working to reduce the number of suicides by 20% over 10 years. It is doing this through national and local activity, details of which are provided on our website. You might also want to look at the strategy itself which is also posted on our website.

Suicide affects people from all walks of life, and we are keen to get across the message that people who are thinking about suicide should seek help. We are keen to stress that everyone has a part to play in suicide prevention: if people have concerns that someone they know is feeling suicidal, they should ask them - this could save their life.

In the past two years, the suicide rates in Scotland have been lower than any time in the past 10 years. We hope that by 2013 we will see further falls and reach our target of a 20% reduction.

Question: I've had personel experience of suicide and am considering offering myself as a media volunteer. Who should I contact?

Answer: If you have a story you would like to share and you are interested in
becoming a media volunteer, please contact:

Lindsey Gordon,
Development Officer (Volunteer Programme),
"See Me",
9-13 Maritime Street,
Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6SB

Tel: 0131 624 8945
email: lindsey.gordon@seemescotland.org

Lindsey can discuss whats involved in becoming a media volunteer, how you can become a media volunteer and the training and support that we provide.

For volunteering your time more generally, you can contact your local Choose Life co-oordinator for an initial discussion, to see how you can get involved in suicide prevention activities during International Suicide Prevention Awareness Week and beyond.

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