Opportunity for young people aged 16-24 to get involved in the work of the Suicide Prevention Youth Advisory Group. The group is an advisory group for Suicide Prevention Scotland and is supported by Children in Scotland and the University of Stirling.
In 2022 a new young people’s advisory group was launched as part of the National Suicide Prevention Strategy and Action Plan. The group was being set up to make sure young people’s views are heard directly by decision-makers, to influence government policy.
The group is for young people aged 16-24 who have tried to take their own life, or who have had suicidal thoughts. It is also for people who have
had a bereavement by suicide (please note that two years must have passed if you have sadly lost someone through suicide for you to get
involved) and those who suffer from poor mental health.
The group is an advisory group for Suicide Prevention Scotland and is supported by Children in Scotland and the University of Stirling. These organisations also work with the National Suicide Prevention Advisory Group to influence policy.
As the project goes into their third year, they’re now looking for new members.
If you know a young person who would be interested in taking part please email Parisa Shirazi, Senior Policy, Projects and Participation Officer at Children in Scotland.