Young people's lived experiences shape Scottish suicide prevention strategy

Name Suicide Prevention Leadership Group

Provider Children in Scotland and University of Stirling

Young people from across Scotland have been recruited by charity Children in Scotland and the University of Stirling to advise Scotland's National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group, feeding into policy around suicide prevention and support.

The group was established by the Scottish government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities to bring together people with lived experience of suicide, academics, the third sector and statutory partners to support the delivery of Scotland's Suicide Prevention Strategy and Action Plan.

The group was recruited to offer a youth perspective on the strategy's implementation and is formed by young people aged 16 to 25 with lived experience of suicidality, bereavement by suicide or mental health challenges.