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Choose Life Plan
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Introduction

Background information on the plan can be found on the Western Isles Plan Overview Page.

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Activities


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

Action Plan
Updated: Wed, 6 Feb, 2008
Agreed Action Plan for the Western Isles held in partnership with local authority, NHS and VoluntaryView Action Plan Details

Choose Life Co-ordinator
Updated: Wed, 6 Feb, 2008
Dedicated post to promote and guide suicide prevention activitiesView Choose Life Co-ordinator Details

Self Harm Project
Updated: Wed, 13 Feb, 2008
Work with local Penumbra project to look at Self Harm in young people and work towards providing training.View Self Harm Project Details

Steering Group
Updated: Wed, 13 Feb, 2008
This multi-agency Steering Group has remained in place since 2003 and has dedicated support to the development of Choose Life programmes locally.View Steering Group Details

Youth Counselling
Updated: Wed, 6 Feb, 2008
Provision of support and counselling services.View Youth Counselling 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.

Arts Co-ordinator
Updated: Wed, 6 Feb, 2008
To increase the provision of the Arts Project at a local drop-in centre. The project entails informal and formal art workshops.View Arts Co-ordinator Details

Bridge Project Uist
Updated: Wed, 6 Feb, 2008
Supporting people with a mental health problem in the Southern Isles;View Bridge Project Uist Details

Complementing our Health Group;
Updated: Wed, 6 Feb, 2008
All our support funds have been used to assist and sustain community based initiatives.View Complementing our Health Group; Details

Rock and Record
Updated: Wed, 13 Feb, 2008
The Rock and Record Project has developed wtih the introduction of recording workshops, rock schools and road shows.View Rock and Record Details

Samaritans Email Service
Updated: Wed, 13 Feb, 2008
Provision of support to volunteer trainers to develop the local email service.View Samaritans Email Service Details

Key Area: Developing and implementing local training programmes

ASIST
Updated: Fri, 8 Feb, 2008
ASIST is viewed locally as a good way to raise awareness (of suicide & self-harm) and as a means of increasing engagement in suicide prevention across organisations and communities. View ASIST Details

safeTALK
Completed: Wed, 6 Feb, 2008
safeTALK piloted in Western Isles.View safeTALK Details

STORM
Updated: Fri, 8 Feb, 2008
Multi-agency training - crisis response.View STORM Details