Welcome to our Facts for Action for Children and Young People. This Facts for Action series will help you build a picture of the complexity of poor mental health, introducing you to the risk factors that contribute to children and young people dying by suicide and the services involved in supporting them.

Facts for Action will enable you to drive informed action to create real change in reducing the incidence of suicide, offering real-world examples of best and innovative practice. 

Explore our Suicide Prevention Resource Map to find out more about suicide rates and the challenges that your community face.

Risk factors

Mental health, stress and adverse childhood events

Find out about the roll of mental health in increasing a child or young person's risk of suicide, including how stress and experiencing adverse events early on in life can have a significant impact

Services

Children and young people's mental health services

Find out more about the services available for children and young people, including the use of these services, access, their role in suicide prevention, the impact of Covid-19, key approaches, data insights and examples of best practice.

Facts for Action will be reviewed and updated on an on-going basis to reflect developments in clinical guidelines, policy, the academic evidence base, data sources and innovations relating to suicide.

If you have an innovative piece of work that you would like to share with us, please e-mail the ZSA team: Contactus@zerosuicidealliance.nhs.uk

Suicide Prevention Resource Map

Explore our interactive map to gain a more in-depth picture of suicide rates in your community and the different health, social and service provision factors related to children and young people dying by suicide.

Case Studies

Read about real-world examples of best and innovative practice supporting suicide prevention in the UK and beyond.

Glossary of Terms