Over the last decade there have been growing challenges around stakeholder and community communication during
and after a time of heightened suicide activity. Whilst there is plentiful information out there for families,
friends, communities and representatives during a time of heightened suicide concern, it is often text heavy and
difficult to digest, especially at a time of heightened emotions.
This can lead to frustration and communication
breakdown between families and friends of loved ones and agencies and community representatives, which in turn can
lead to unsafe messaging, media and memorialisation.
This toolkit has been developed for Northern Ireland through a co-design process involving:
- Over 30 industry professionals and academic experts through co-design workshops.
- Six 1-to-1 sessions with people with lived experiences through different groups from Families Voices Forum and other organisations.
- Presentations to Protect Life Groups across Northern Ireland.
- Building on over 5 years of work in the area.
The project builds on challenges identified through the
‘Our Future Foyle’
and ‘Relink’
projects in Northern Ireland.
The voices you hear are from local people with lived experience of losing someone to sucide.
Urban Scale Interventions
has produced this tool with support from the Public Health Agency.
For more information contact:
cathal@urbanscaleinterventions