A campaign to reduce the number of suicides has started in Trafford. The council is working with partners to focus on ‘most-at-risk’ groups as part of its recently launched 'suicide prevention strategy'.
It aims to support people who are experiencing suicidal feelings and those affected or bereaved by suicide. The strategy commits to making Trafford a place where suicide prevention is 'everyone’s business'.
It wants to make sure people who live and work in the borough feel confident and skilled to have conversations about mental health and suicide, particularly with young people. As part of the strategy, a suicide prevention conference for professionals and practitioners who work with children and young people recently took place.
