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Creating Hope Together: Year 3 Delivery Plan - 2025-2026

Year 3 delivery plan of Creating Hope Together, Scotland's suicide prevention strategy.


Appendix A

Key partner Organisations & Delivery leads (and areas of work they lead on)

Host organisation

NHS Education Scotland (NES) & PHS

Area of work

Development of digital mental health and suicide prevention learning resources

Outcome area

Our communities have a clear understanding of suicide, risk factors and its prevention

Host organisation

PHS

Area of work

Implementation Leads to support suicide prevention activity at local area level and ensure connection between local and national work

Outcome area

Our communities have a clear s understanding of suicide, risk factors and its prevention

Host organisation

PHS

Area of work

Capacity building leads to support implementation of mental health and suicide prevention learning across local areas

Outcome area

Our communities have a clear understanding of suicide, risk factors and its prevention

Host organisation

SAMH

Area of work

Growth of grassroots United to Prevent Suicide social movement and national campaigns to raise awareness of suicide prevention and reduce stigma across the population

Outcome area

Our communities have a clear understanding of suicide, risk factors and its prevention

Host organisation

Samaritans

Area of work

West Highland and Skye action to build understanding of help seeking and promote help seeking in remote and rural communities

Outcome area

Our communities have a clear understanding of suicide, risk factors and its prevention

Host organisation

Scottish Recovery Network (SRN)

Area of work

Creating Hope with Peer Support, building capacity and delivery of peer support focussed on suicide prevention across communities

Outcome area

Everyone affected by suicide is able to access high quality, compassionate, appropriate and timely support

Host organisation

Penumbra and Change Mental Health

Area of work

Support for Bereavement by Suicide service

Outcome area

Everyone affected by suicide is able to access high quality, compassionate, appropriate and timely support

Host organisation

NHS 24

Area of work

Surviving suicidal thoughts vlogs on NHS inform

Outcome area

Everyone affected by suicide is able to access high quality, compassionate, appropriate and timely support

Host organisation

Cruse

Area of work

Providing workplace support after a suicide

Outcome area

Everyone affected by suicide is able to access high quality, compassionate, appropriate and timely support

Host organisation

COSLA

Area of work

Building understanding of the suicide prevention needs of children and young people

Outcome area

Everyone affected by suicide is able to access high quality, compassionate, appropriate and timely support

Host organisation

Scottish Government

Area of work

Developing and supporting implementation of the Time Space Compassion approach

Outcome area

Everyone affected by suicide is able to access high quality, compassionate, appropriate and timely support

Host organisation

University of Glasgow

Area of work

Academic Advisory Group

Outcome area

Our approach to suicide prevention is well planned and delivered, through close collaboration between national, local and sectoral partners

Host organisation

Children in Scotland and University of Stirling

Area of work

Youth Advisory Group and Participation Network

Outcome area

Our approach to suicide prevention is well planned and delivered, through close collaboration between national, local and sectoral partners

Host organisation

SAMH

Area of work

Lived and Living Experience Panel

Outcome area

Our approach to suicide prevention is well planned and delivered, through close collaboration between national, local and sectoral partners

Contact

Email: Leeanne.McSharry@gov.scot

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