Suicide Prevention Participation Network
Meeting #11
Tuesday, 10 December 2024
2pm – 4pm | Online/Zoom
The National Suicide Prevention Youth Advisory Group in partnership with the University of Stirling.
The participation network is aimed at practitioners in Scotland working with young people with experience of suicidality, young people who have lost someone to suicide or young people who experience poor mental health.
Ticket Prices
Free
Key Learning
- Increased understanding of the work of the Suicide Prevention Youth Advisory Group and the wider Suicide Prevention Participation Network
- Increased knowledge of opportunities for young people’s participation in policy making relating to Suicide Prevention Scotland
In 2022, Children in Scotland started its work delivering the national suicide prevention Youth Advisory Group in partnership with the University of Stirling.
In addition to the main work of the group, we are facilitating a participation network, in recognition that there will be many other children and young people who are not part of our advisory group but who have experiences and opinions that could and should inform our work.
Focus of the meeting
In this eleventh meeting of the network will focus on current policy around data in this area and attendees will have the chance to share their views. The practice part of the session will focus on speaking to young people about suicidality, what members of the Youth Advisory Group have shared on this topic and where members can access training and further guidance.
The meeting is open to anyone who works with children and young people in the area of mental health and suicide prevention in Scotland and those with an interest in policy development in this area. You do not need to be a member of Children in Scotland to attend.
The network is intended to be a place for attendees to share learning and for us to gather further evidence and examples of good practice in work relating to suicide prevention to support our work with the Youth Advisory Group.
Becoming part of the network will not commit you to any specific pieces of work. Engagement with us and the network will be voluntary and shaped by your own interest and availability.
If you wish to find out more about the group before attending, please contact Parisa Shirazi on pshirazi@childreninscotland.org.uk.
Facilitators
The meeting of the group will be delivered Parisa Shirazi from Children in Scotland, and Dr Lynne Gilmour from the University of Stirling.
Have any questions?
Please get in touch and a member of the Children in Scotland events team will be happy to help.
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