That the Torbay Multi-Agency Suicide and Self-harm Prevention Plan 2018-2019 attached to this record of decision be approved.

This is a multi-agency strategy which requires formal sign of by Torbay Council.

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This decision will come into force and may be implemented on 7 September 2018 unless the call-in procedure is triggered (as set out in Standing Orders in relation to Overview and Scrutiny).

The Health and Wellbeing Board considered the refreshed Torbay Suicide and Self-harm Prevention Action Plan 2018-2019 at its meeting held on 12 July 2018.  The Government’s national strategy and other national reports recommend local areas should develop multi-agency suicide prevention strategies and action plans in order to help reduce local suicides.  Locally the suicide prevention strategy is a collaborative document produced and shared by Devon County Council, Plymouth City Council and Torbay Council which also aligns to the Devon Sustainability Transformation Partnership.  The action plan is framed around the seven national action areas and accounts for universal as well as targeted interventions as outlined in the Devon wide Suicide Prevention Strategic Statement.

The plan will be co-owned by a range of statutory and voluntary agencies, which will all participate by incorporating organisations’ actions into plans and working collaboratively to identify priority areas.  The Elected Mayor has been requested to sign off the Torbay Multi-Agency Suicide and Self-harm Prevention Plan 2018-2019 on behalf of Torbay Council.

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