Forum Workshop 30 th October 2018
Agenda 1. Welcome & Introductions 2. Sub-group updates; – Comms & Engagement – Frequently Used Locations 3. Other developments; – New Ministerial Lead for Suicide Prevention – GP Lead update – NICE Guidance Preventing suicide in community and custodial settings – Talking Suicide campaign – #GlosTacklesStigma 4. Share & Learn; – WSPD activities – Letters of Hope – Gordon Brown – Sunflowers Suicide Support – Abbie Warren – Stay Alive App – Emma Simpson – Update on Public Mental Health Agenda – Beth Bennett-Britton – Roundtable updates 5. Close
Sub-group Updates Communications & Engagement • Feeds into the Action Plan • GCC website set up including; – Wellbeing information – Template documents (sample wording) – Social media ‘assets’ – Posters, leaflets – Statistical information – Signposting information – Sensitive language • Reconvene to plan out targeted campaigns https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/public- health/gloucestershire-suicide-prevention-partnership/
Sub-group Updates Frequently Used Locations • Car parks and multi-storey buildings meeting – still some actions outstanding but these are in hand • Last meeting focussed on railways which covered surveillance data (including attempts) and announcements made at stations • Representatives from the British Transport Police and Network Rail. Local operator GWR were unable to attend • Actions from meeting have fed into the Action Plan Log • Next meeting to focus on woodlands/forests and open areas
Other developments New Ministerial Lead for Suicide Prevention Jackie Doyle – Price) • Combine national effort to prevent suicide across national & local government, suicide and self harm prevention experts, clinicians and those personally affected. • Explore how latest technology (predictive analysis and artificial intelligence) can identify those at risk. • Look at support offered to families bereaved by suicide. • Help ensure effective suicide prevention plans are in every local area – national progress report published Spring. • £2m to Zero Suicide Alliance over 2yrs to improve suicide awareness & training in NHS & beyond • £1.8m to Samaritans’ helpline over next 4yrs
Other developments GP Lead • New GP Lead is in post – Dr Nicola Pockett • Working on a presentation/training slide set for GP practices (particularly reception/admin staff) on suicide awareness and prevention (in collaboration with Sunflowers) • Collating and summarising national and local guidelines on risk assessments to disseminate to GP practices
Other developments NICE Guidance • Public Health responded on behalf of the GSPP • https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/NG105
Other developments Talking Suicide campaign • https://www.talkingsuicide.co.uk/ #talkingsuicide • Over 130 broadcasters, authors, journalists, politicians & campaigners involved • Calling on the nation’s editors and producers to lead the way in changing how the country talks about suicide • Open letter underlines the fact that responsible reporting can help prevent suicides • Add your support!
Other developments #GlosTacklesStigma • Tackling Mental Health Stigma Group now on social media • Currently managed by GCC, Independence Trust & Nelson Trust • @GTacklesStigma • #GlosTacklesStigma
Share & Learn
WSPD Activities
Letter of Hope Click on this link to watch the video – http://www.zerosuicide.co.uk/blogpost/index.php?permalink=devon-letter-of-hope-film-20160809164207
IN MEMORY OF PETE MORRIS • In September 2016 the unimaginable happened. Our beautiful, funny, charismatic younger brother took his own life. • Pete was 29 • A talented young artist, planning to pursue a career in teaching. • Pete was part of a close supportive family and loved so very dearly. • Pete’s death came as a huge shock to his family and friends impacting on so many lives. • He became acutely unwell very quickly and as his family, we never dreamed life would take us on this path.
LOST IN THE DARKNESS • When someone dies by suicide the trauma for those left behind is immense. • There are often complex feelings of guilt, anger, and many unanswered questions. • Unknowingly; families must undergo inquests at coroners court, case reviews as well as organising funerals, and legal affairs. • This can be daunting and confusing on top of grief. • Our experience was one of very little support with this. • When this is over, all that is left is a gaping hole. A missing person, and a whole heap of feelings that can leave grievers feeling totally stuck and unresolved. Resulting in physical and emotional pain, anxiety, sickness, depression and in the worst cases further suicides.
“A sunflower turns toward the rays of the sun …… The sunflower desires to seek light, facing the sunshine rather than the shadows … .. The sunflower looks forward to the brightness of tomorrow ”.
SUNFLOWERS TWO MAIN AIMS To shatter stigma by raising SUICIDE PREVENTION AND 1. MENTAL HEALTH awareness Prevention • Intervention • 2. To support individuals living in Gloucestershire who are BEREAVED BY SUICIDE Postvention •
SUNFLOWERS RAISING AWARENESS: PREVENTION • I am Listening Campaign https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX5sgfYk82k • ‘Kindness Rocks’ Campaign • Hope Notes
SUNFLOWERS RAISING AWARENESS: INTERVENTION Livingworks Registered Trainers Two Day Accredited Workshop Be suicide alert Effectively apply suicide intervention model Develop a safe plan
SUICIDE AWARENESS: INTERVENTION • New Suicide Risk Assessment Tool in Gloucestershire put in place after Pete’s death • Developed by Dr A Smith and 2gether Trust • Offers Red Flags • Offers guidance for safety plan and management • Provides referral options
SUNFLOWERS SUICIDE LOSS SUPPORT: POSTVENTION • Services Offering Support (S.O.S Packs) • Ray of Sunshine Memorial Box • Practical Support • Storms Walking Group
SUNFLOWERS SUICIDE LOSS SUPPORT: POSTVENTION Memorial Alternative Memorial Sunflower Butterfly release Christmas tree Christmas Party Garden EVENTS – we try to include some practical activities to do, which represent death/grief and remembering/letting go.
SUNFLOWERS SUICIDE LOSS SUPPORT: POSTVENTION Certified Grief Recovery Specialist Peer Support Not therapy or counselling Education programme Incomplete recovery from grief can lead to life long negative effect on capacity to happiness
EXPERIENCING LOSS • Incomplete recovery can have a lifelong negative effect on the capacity for happiness • We are often told to ‘let go’ or ‘move on’……but no one tells us how • Unresolved Grief can lead to physical and emotional illness. • Grief is natural and normal and occurs following all loss, not just death. • Grief Recovery Method provides the correct tools to support emotional resilience .
2 ELEMENTS THAT WE AT SUNFLOWERS WILL OFFER; Helping children deal with Grief recovery method 1 to loss 1 and Group sessions • For • Free for those bereaved by parents/Professionals/anyon suicide e that works or cares for children • Aim to help work through grief and conflicting • Paid course emotions that are linked to • Delivered over 6 weeks individual loss • Guidance for helping • Delivered over 8 weeks children develop a life long healthy response to loss • Offers specific actions to • Offering guidance on what help learn to live after loss not to say/what to say to help children deal with loss
PILOT SUPPORT GROUP • Run by Counselling Psychologist Rachel Graham, alongside the Sunflowers Team • Maximum of 15 per group • A different topic explored each month - How to tell people (coping with reactions) - Coping with mixed feelings (anger, guilt, sadness) - Anxiety/Trauma - What to do with your loved ones things - Self care/Mindfulness/relaxation
www.sunflowerssuicidesupport.org.uk glos.sunflowers@outlook.com 07542 527888 Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @GlosSunflowers Charity Number: 1177266
Update on the #Stayalive app October 2018 Presentation to Gloucestershire Suicide Prevention Partnership Forum (GSPPF).
Total Number of Downloads At the May GSPPF meeting we looked at the functionality of the app. We had a walk through of the different features of the app and looked at the total number of downloads nationally. The total number of downloads was (May 2018) = 57.3k Android: 24.7k ios: 32.6k
Current Position The total number of downloads now (October 2018) = 69.75K Android: 31.15K ios: 38.6K
We now have more detailed metrics which provide a greater insight Grassroots started collecting user data in August 2018 using Google Analytics. This is a snapshot of insights from 1 month of app usage on Android devices. Using Firebase by Google, the number of 'events' has been counted from August 23rd to September 23rd 2018. Events can be described as actions or activities through the app, such as: opening the app, a page, a link or using a feature.
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