AQW 25932/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health

To ask the Minister of Health to detail any engagement he has had with other Departments in relation to embedding suicide prevention into their policies and budgets.

Asked by Andrew McMurray MLA on 9 April 2025

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Tabled
9 April 2025
Answer due by
28 April 2025
Answered
28 April 202519 days after tabling
Department
Department of Health
Priority question
No

Answer

There was extensive engagement with other Departments during the development of the new action plan and implementation plan for Protect Life 2. A wide range of actions have been agreed with other Departments to ensure their contribution to the Protect Life 2 Strategy and commitments given to support this work which recognises this is a cross departmental issue. The Executive Working Group on Mental Wellbeing, Resilience and Suicide Prevention met on 3 April and agreed the content of the two plans subject to funding and these will be published shortly.

Official sources