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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, January 15, 2018

QUESTION NO.1

QUESTION: Councillor P. Foley

Could the Chief Executive provide information on the HSE’s Connecting for Life, Ireland’s National Strategy to Reduce Suicide 2015-2020 and the plans for the County in this regard?

REPLY:

Connecting for Life Dublin South is a local suicide prevention action plan based on the same vision, goals, objectives and measurable outcomes as outlined in Connecting for Life, Ireland’s National Strategy to Reduce Suicide 2015 – 2020.  Connecting for Life sets out a vision where fewer lives are lost through suicide, and where communities and individuals are empowered to improve their mental health and wellbeing. HSE Community Healthcare- Dublin South, Kildare and West Wicklow are launching Connecting for Life Dublin South on January 23rd 2018 at 7pm in the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Newlands Cross, Dublin 22. Details on the consultation for Connecting for Life Dublin South can be found here: http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/Mental_Health_Services/connecting-for-life/Strategy-Implementation/Local-action-plans/Connecting-for-Life-Dublin-South.html

This is the link to the National Strategy: Connecting for Life, Ireland’s National Strategy to Reduce Suicide 2015-2020

When the Action Plan is made public it will be assessed for how it complements actions within the Local Economic and Community Plan and whether there are actions that should be incorporated into the Plan as part of the annual review of the LECP, which will be considered at the Local Community Development Committee (LCDC). It is also appropriate to consider how Connecting for Life Dublin South relates to other strategies like the South Dublin County Joint Policing Committee Strategic Plan 2016-2022 and the Age Friendly County Strategy. The South Dublin Children and Young Peoples Services Committee, CYPSC, will also be considering the Action Plan in terms of the Children and Young People’s Plan of that committee.