TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Choose Life: Early experiences of implementing Scotland's suicide prevention strategy
JO  - Journal of public mental health
A1  - Gordon, J.
A1  - Stark, C.
SP  - 20
EP  - 24
VL  - 6
IS  - 1
N2  - Scotland has developed a national suicide prevention strategy, Choose Life, as part of a wider programme of mental health promotion and mental illness prevention. This paper reports findings from a survey of Choose Life co-ordinators, who are based in each local authority area and supported by a central team. The survey sought their views on progress, and achieved an 85% response rate. Co-ordinators identified challenges in promoting suicide prevention in a policy-rich environment with many competing priorities, in persuading local agencies to provide mainstream rather than project funds, and in keeping up-to-date with national and international research findings. The responses by the national team to these identified challenges are outlined. © 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1746-5729
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17465729200700004
ID  - ref1
ER  -