National Suicide Prevention Advisory Group
Overview
The National Suicide Prevention Advisory Group (NSPAG) has been established to champion and drive suicide prevention in Scotland, by:
- providing independent assurance and advice to Government and COSLA on the strategy’s progress, and whether any redirection may be needed (using the evidence of progress reported through the outcomes framework)
- providing strategic advice on delivery to the National Delivery Lead, to support progress
Related groups
Members
Members of the group have been selected to help us understand suicide better - the complexity, intersectionality and inequality of suicide. As such the group’s membership represents many of the sectors who are leading work on the social determinants of suicide, such as poverty, as well as partners who are working in key sectors affected by suicide – such as the criminal justice sector.
The group's membership is:
- Prof Christine Goodall (Chair), Prof of Oral Surgery and Violence Reduction, University of Glasgow
- Dr Cath Aspden, ED Consultant, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
- Dr Alastair Cook, Consultant Psychiatrist, NHS Lanarkshire
- Derek Cree, T/Chief Superintendent, Police Scotland
- Dr Rebecca Don-Kennedy, Director, Equality Network
- Emma Henry, Association of Directors of Education Scotland
- Peter Kelly, Director, Poverty Alliance
- Lorraine McGrath, CEO, Simon Community Scotland
- Kay McKerrell, CEO, Who Cares? Scotland
- Catherine McWilliam, Nation Director for Scotland, Institute of Directors
- Brendan Rooney, Former Chief Executive, Healthy n Happy Community Development Trust
- Prof Andrea Williamson, Professor of General Practice and Inclusion Health, University of Glasgow
Publications
National Suicide Prevention Advisory Group: terms of reference
National Suicide Prevention Advisory Group: annual report 2024-2025
National Suicide Prevention Advisory Group Annual Report 2023/2024