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<p>As part of the Spring 2023 Budget, an additional £10 million was announced for
a Suicide Prevention Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Grant Fund to support
people experiencing suicidal thoughts or approaching a mental health crisis. Further
information about the fund will be set out in due course.</p><p>We also announced
on 9 May 2022 that 113 suicide prevention voluntary, community and social enterprises
received a share of £5.4 million funding in 2021/22, distributed through the Suicide
Prevention Grant Fund, to prevent suicide in high-risk groups, including people from
minority ethnic groups.</p><p>Whilst Gypsy and Traveller men are not named as a high-risk
group within the current national suicide prevention strategy of 2012 or subsequent
progress reports, we are aware of research indicating increased risk in Gypsy and
Traveller groups. Every local authority has a multi-agency suicide prevention plan
in place and we have published a resource to support local suicide prevention planning,
a copy of which is attached. The resource emphasises that local demographics need
to be considered when developing plans, and that this includes considering the needs
of people from minority ethnic groups, such as Gypsies and Travellers.</p><p>We have
committed to publish a new national suicide prevention strategy later this year and
have been engaging widely across the sector to understand what further action we can
take to reduce cases of suicides. The new strategy will reflect new evidence and national
priorities for preventing suicides across England.</p>
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