Every day, around two people die from suicide in Scotland

In 2002, the Scottish Executive launched Choose Life, a ten year national strategy and action plan to prevent suicide in Scotland. The strategy includes a target to reduce suicide by 20% by 2013 and progress towards this target can be viewed in the statistics section of the website.

Choose Life sets out a framework to ensure that action is taken nationally and locally to build skills, develop training, encourage people to seek help early, improve knowledge and awareness of 'what works' to prevent suicide, and to encourage partnership working and improved co-ordination between services.

Our website aims to be a central portal of information about suicide prevention in Scotland - do please help us keep others informed of developments and let us know how useful you found our site.

Suicide. Don't Hide it. Talk about it.

Choose Life's campaign aims to raise awareness and understanding of suicide among the general public, and more specifically, to encourage people at risk to get help early. All campaign materials communicate a very clear and concise message: it's okay to talk about feeling suicidal. This is followed by a practical call to action: talk to someone you trust, or phone Breathing Space or Samaritans. The latest campaign materials and accompanying campaign information are now available.

What's New?

Monday 14 December sees the launch of Samaritans new TV advert

The Scottish Association of Mental Health (SAMH), in conjunction with Choose Life, have produced a fully revised and updated version of the After a Suicide booklet

Proposals, abstracts and registrations are now welcome for the 13^th European Syposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour (ESSSB13)

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