Issue - meetings
Kent and Medway Suicide Prevention Strategy - Adults
Meeting: 28/09/2021 - Cabinet (Item 9)
9 Kent and Medway Suicide Prevention Strategies for Adults and Children and Young People 
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Background:
This report presented the Kent and Medway Suicide Prevention Strategies for Adults and Children and Young People to the Cabinet for approval. It also included the summary outcomes from local consultation and changes made in line with feedback received.
Effective suicide prevention relied on a multi-agency approach and partnerships. The Kent and Medway Suicide Prevention Network had over 150 organisations, agencies, charities and individuals which offered a unique insight to work to prevent suicides. The network would be regularly reviewing the progress of the strategies.
The strategies had been considered by the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 29 July 2021, the Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 17 August 2021 and the Health and Wellbeing Board on 2 September 2021. Their comments were set out at sections 5, 6 and 7 of the report, respectively.
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The Cabinet noted the comments of the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee, as set out in section 5 to the report, the comments of the Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee, as set out in section 6 to the report and the comments of the Health and Wellbeing Board, as set out in section 7 to the report. |
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The Cabinet approved the Kent and Medway Suicide Prevention Strategies on a page for both Adults and for Children and Young People, as set out in section 4 of the report. |
Reasons:
The Kent and Medway Suicide Prevention Strategies are a driver to reduce local suicides. The strategies will continue to develop effective suicide prevention by enabling and supporting a multi-agency approach and partnerships.