Best Practice Guidance for Suicide Prevention Services - Survey (Sept 2018)
Best Practice Guidance for Suicide Prevention Services
Findings of a Survey - September 2018
Background
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Key Points
- The survey in relation to the implementation of the Best Practice Guidance (BPG) for Suicide Prevention Services was administered between December 2017 and January 2018, which resulted in 91% (21 out of 23) of the NGO partner organisations and projects being represented, with over half of those (54% (n=27)) invited to complete the survey doing so.
- The majority of survey respondents were senior members of staff in their respective
organisations . This is evidenced by the findings that almost half ofsurvey respondents (48%) reported that they are the Manager in theirorganisation , 22% reported that they are the CEO, and 11% reported that they are a Staff Member. Th e work of the funded NGO partnerorganisations and projects, and the non-fundedorganisations working in the field of suicide prevention typicallyfalls under three categories, as follows: The majority of respondents reported that they worked in the area of Suicide Prevention (41%), followed by those working in Suicide Intervention (34%) and Suicide Postvention (25%). Th e scope and scale of the different NGOorganisations , partners and non-fundedorganisations was evidenced by the large variation in the number of paid staff inorganisations , which ranged between 1 and 262. Al l NGO partnerorganisations , projectsand non-fundedorganisations reported current involvement with one or more governance structures. The top Governance Framework that those surveyed stated they are currently engaged with is the Code of Governance (96%), followed by the Charity Regulator (89%). Surve y respondents reported that ‘Training and commitment of board members and staff’, ‘Support, trainingand resources from the Wheel’, and ‘Time and additional resources' have helped them to implement their current Governance Frameworks. I n relation to the implementation of the BPG for Suicide Prevention Services, findings revealed that the majority of respondents were in agreement about the ‘Need’, ‘Fit’, and ‘Organisational and Leadership Support’ available for the implementation ofthese . There was slightly less agreement around the availability of ‘Resources’.guidance