Connecting for Life - Midlands, Louth, Meath CHO
Midlands Louth Meath information booklets and downloads
Other booklets and leaflets can be ordered and delivered free of charge, from the mental health section of www.healthpromotion.ie.
Midlands Louth Meath training programmes
To participate in any training programmes (LivingWorks Start, safeTALK, ASIST, Understanding Self-Harm and Bereavement Support), in Midlands Louth Meath, visit www.bookwhen.com/suicidepreventiontrainingmidlands for information and schedules.
Connecting for Life, Midlands Louth Meath
Connecting for Life Midlands Louth Meath, is a suicide prevention and self-harm action plan for the area, launched by the Minister of State with special responsibility for Mental Health Jim Daly TD in October 2017. This plan represents local implementation of Connecting for Life, Ireland’s National Strategy to Reduce Suicide.
Connecting for Life sets out a vision where fewer lives are lost through suicide, and where communities and individuals are empowered to improve their mental health and wellbeing. At the launch, Pat Bennett, Chief Officer, Midlands Louth Meath CHO, stated that “Suicide prevention is the responsibility of everyone in society. Many suicides may be preventable, and for national strategies and local action plans to be effective, a comprehensive multi-sectoral approach is needed. Connecting for Life Midlands Louth Meath is a three-year plan, grounded in an approach that recognises the contributions that can be made across all sections of our community. The plan sets out a vision for suicide prevention across all counties in the Community Health Organisation area, and outlines the actions that will be taken to achieve the vision.”
The development of the plan was supported by a public consultation process involving members of the public, members of priority focus groups and staff working in statutory organisations and community groups who are affected by issues relating to suicide, self-harm and mental health difficulties.
The National Connecting for Life strategy has been extended to 2024 and the development of ‘Connecting for Life Midlands Louth Meath Action Plan 2020-2024’ is currently in development. A multi-agency Implementation Steering Group will be established to support the implementation of the plan. This approach will generate outcomes that otherwise may not be achievable when working in isolation and is also a more effective and efficient use of resources.
This page was last updated on 31st August 2021.
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