Publications
News
Incident Management Framework and Suspected Suicide
Using the HSE Incident Management Framework to Review Deaths Reported as Suspected Suicide within the Community Mental Health Setting: A Guide for Staff
Research
Grant Scheme for Collaborative Research Projects
A book of abstracts for the HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention's Grant Scheme for Collaborative Research Projects, 2021 and 2022.
Research
The Harmful Impact of Online Content - a Literature Review
The Harmful Impact of Suicide and Self-harm Content Online: a Review of the Literature. From the National Suicide Research Foundation.
Policy
HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention Annual Report 2023
The annual report for the HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention (2023) provides information on all activities from that year.
Research
Irish Probable Suicide Deaths Study
The Irish Probable Suicide Deaths Study (IPSDS) presents information on probable suicide deaths in Ireland, for a four year period from 2015 to 2018
Resources
Reporting Social Media Content
A helpful booklet that outlines how some social media content related to suicide or self-harm can be harmful, and how it can be reported.
Policy
Suicide Prevention and Policy Making
These publications provide practical guidance and information for policy-makers in government departments about suicide prevention and how to integrate suicide prevention into policy-making functions.
News
Developing a Community Response to Suicide
A resource to guide those developing and implementing an Inter-Agency Community Response Plan for incidents of suspected suicide.
Research
Review of Connecting for Life Research
A review of research carried out as part of Connecting for Life, from the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) and Centre for Effective Services (CES).
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Connecting for Life Implementation Plans
These Implementation Plans describes the strategic and operational agenda that will be needed to further drive the implementation of Connecting for Life.
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Review of Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training
This review was commissioned by the HSE NOSP. It comprised of a literature review and a stakeholder consultation of gatekeeper suicide prevention models.
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National Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Framework
This HEA National Framework was developed with students, mental health and suicide prevention specialists, academics, researchers and institutional staff.
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NGOs and Connecting for Life Implementation
Learning from a strategic assessment of the implementation of the Connecting for Life strategy with NGO partners
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Connecting for Life Interim Strategy Review Document
The HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) invited the Connecting for Life (CfL) Evaluation Advisory Group (EAG) to undertake an independent Interim Review of CfL.
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Rapid Assessment and Community Response to Suicide in Dublin South
This rapid assessment outlines the perceived area-level factors influencing a suicide cluster and related contagion in Dublin South.