Key Area: Supporting the improved co-ordination of efforts by local agencies to develop and implement local suicide prevention action plans.
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A multi-agency/disciplinary group of individuals who meet regularly to further their knowledge and expertise regarding the management of clients who self harm.View Deliberate Self Harm Forum Details
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An initiative to ensure room for growth within the Choose Life programme, an opportunity to learn from the positive experiences of our colleagues across Scotland and to allow for growth within existing projects.View Development Fund Details
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| Updated: Mon, 29 Aug, 2005 |
To facilitate a mental health awareness group as a pilot within Adult Day Care Services, in recognition of the higher incidence of mental illness amongst individuals with a learning disability.
This will be facilitated by a Day centre officer and a community nurse. Further literature, information and advice regarding support will be offered. If successful this initiative will be extended
to core provision.View Mental Health Awareness for individuals with a Learning or Physical Disability Details
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To deliver a befriending service to offer support to young people who are homeless or threatened with homelessness, by imparting practical housing support and social assistance. To employ an individual to the post of volunteer coordinator. This person will recruit and train a team of volunteers to offer long-term support to service users.View NHC PATH Details
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| Updated: Fri, 10 Nov, 2006 |
This project is joint funded by all three Forth Valley local authorities.
The employment of a Primary Mental Health Worker with the specific remit of working with 'Looked After' children an young people. This post is located within the Well Chosen Project based at the Child Health Dept in Stirling.View The Well Chosen Project Details
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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.
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This project is jointly supported and funded by Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire Choose Life funds. This provision is a supportive self-help, but facilitated group, held in Falkirk but accessible to individuals within
Clackmannanshire. The provision is for individuals who have lost a relative to suicide.View Bereaved by Suicide Support Group Details
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| Updated: Mon, 16 Oct, 2006 |
The faciliation of a long term womens' support group for individuals who have experienced sexual abuse and who are at risk, or who have exhibited suicidal ideation or intent. The group works in both a preventative manner, offering coping techniques and through the facilitation of ongoing assistance.View Open Secret Details
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| Updated: Mon, 16 Oct, 2006 |
A project jointly funded with Falkirk and Stirling Councils. The Samaritans have been offered funding in light of their ongoing work in reducing immediate crisis and distress.View Samaritans Details
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Key Area: Developing and implementing local training programmes
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| Updated: Mon, 16 Oct, 2006 |
ASIST training is a programme specifically designed to assist caregivers in dealing with clients with suicidal plans. The programme is designed using local trainers who offer a series of events open to all members of the local community.View ASIST Training Course Details
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| Updated: Tue, 6 Sep, 2005 |
An initiative jointly funded between Clackmannanshire and Stirling Councils
to facilitate a training programme for multi-agency staff within Clackmannanshire to better enable them to
deal with individuals who are at risk of suicide or who have attempted suicide.View Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Training Details
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A development in partnership with all three Forth Valley local authorities: an opportunity for staff to access training in DBT.
Training is held in Chester and is 2 x 5 day modules.
10 places are available across FV, with two being allocated initially to Clacks.View Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Programme Details
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