On 19 July 2011 the coalition government published a 'Consultation on preventing suicide in England: a cross-government outcomes strategy to save lives'. It has two main objectives:
A summary of some of the key changes are included in this summary document that was used at the focus groups.
The government is consulting until early October and Mind will be responding on behalf of service users. We have held 3 focus groups attended by almost 50 service users.
We are also asking for your views - take our online survey.
This should take 10 -15 minutes to complete, depending on how much you want to share with us.
The survey includes the findings from the focus groups so far. Let us know if you agree with these suggestions or have others.
The survey closes on 29 September and will be used to inform Mind's response to government.