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Background information on the plan can be found on the Aberdeen City Plan Overview Page.

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Key Area: Supporting the improved co-ordination of efforts by local agencies to develop and implement local suicide prevention action plans.

Aberdeen City Choose Life Steering Group
Updated: Fri, 13 Oct, 2006
More co-ordinated and improved response to the prevention of suicide in Aberdeen - better signposting and integration.View Aberdeen City Choose Life Steering Group Details

Choose Life Net Working/Progress Review Seminar
Updated: Fri, 13 Oct, 2006
Review of progress funded by Choose Life.View Choose Life Net Working/Progress Review Seminar Details

Schools Project Advisory Group
Updated: Thu, 8 Sep, 2005
To ensure co-ordination of schools project, and information about other initiatives.View Schools Project Advisory Group Details

Self Harm & Network
Updated: Mon, 5 Sep, 2005
To improve communication between agencies, to raise awareness and de-stigmatise, to work together with service users and carers.View Self Harm & Network Details

Key Area: Encouraging and supporting (more) innovative local voluntary services, community-based and self-help initiatives that contribute to the prevention of suicide in local neighbourhoods and communities.

Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland
Updated: Fri, 13 Oct, 2006
Raise the profile of Cruse while ensuring referrals are appropriate.View Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland Details

Foyer - Sorted Not Screwed Up Project
Updated: Fri, 13 Oct, 2006
The project is supporting 50-60 young people per month on Aberdeen Foyer Education and Training Programmes. Young people in the Foyer, and young people known to other organisations will continue to be supported on an ongoing basis. Training has also been planned with community learning staff.View Foyer - Sorted Not Screwed Up Project Details

Penumbra Self Harm Project
Updated: Fri, 13 Oct, 2006
Establish and support development of self help and support groups. Facilitate - provide training. Work together to target vulnerable groups.View Penumbra Self Harm Project Details

Samaritans
Updated: Fri, 13 Oct, 2006
Advertising to attract more volunteers. Training more prison listeners. Training and liaising with student Nicotine, Alcohol Counselling and Advisory Service and Gamblers Anon. Following up referrals from A&E.View Samaritans Details

Schools Project
Updated: Thu, 18 Jun, 2009
Mental Health and Wellbeing awareness raising with teachers, parents and pupils in Schools within AberdeenView Schools Project Details

Key Area: Developing and implementing local training programmes

Choose Life Community Learning
Updated: Fri, 13 Oct, 2006
To raise the knowledge and skills of staff to enable them to support young people with mental health problems. To enable young people to develop alternative coping strategies.View Choose Life Community Learning Details

Choose Life Schools Project
Updated: Fri, 13 Oct, 2006
Increased awareness of mental health issues, resources available and sign posting/referral to relevant services/organisations through provision of training.View Choose Life Schools Project Details