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By attending this one day conference you will hear from expert speakers on how your service can reduce preventable suicides and save young lives. Through national updates, case studies from multi-agency settings and lived experience insight, this conference aims to set the scene for progress already being made and what needs to change to improve resilience, wellbeing, mental health support and effectively prevent suicide in children and young people.
“Suicide is the second leading cause of death among 15-29 year olds worldwide counting for 8% of all deaths In the UK, suicide is the leading cause of death in young people, accounting for 14% of deaths in 10-19 year olds and 21% of deaths in 20-34 year olds”
Suicide by children and young people, National Confidential Inquiry “
“In 2018, there were 6,507 suicides registered in the UK, an age-standardised rate of 11.2 deaths per 100,000 population; the latest rate is significantly higher than that in 2017 and represents the first increase since 2013.”
Office of National Statistics September 2019
The conference will examine implementation of the self harm and suicide prevention competence framework for children and young people and will also discuss offering tailored support to families bereaved by suicide in line with the 2019 NICE recommendations.
Benefits of attending. This conference will enable you to:
- Network with colleagues who are working to improve services, practice and treatment to reduce preventable suicides and save young lives.
- Discuss the national data and evidence base currently on young suicides, and use this to direct service improvement
- Reflect on the lived experience
- Implement the Self-Harm and Suicide Prevention Competence Framework for Children & Young People
- Understand how you can work to increasing young people’s resilience & self-compassion
- Improving information sharing to to prevent suicide in young people & children
- Deliver effective multi- agency working to support “high risk” young people
- Reflect on how we can reduce Suicide for children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders
- Identify key strategies for improving access to services for high risk groups such as university students and LBGT young people
- Developing your skills in supporting children and young people in crisis
- Understand how we can better support bereaved relatives and families
- Understand how the national ambition for zero suicide applies to CAMHS
- Self assess and reflect on your own practice
- Gain CPD accreditation points contributing to professional development and revalidation evidence
