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<p>Every local area is required to have a multi-agency suicide prevention plan in
place to implement tailored approaches to reducing suicides in their communities.
We expect multi-agency groups to include all relevant organisations and professionals
who may come into contact with someone at risk of suicide such as social care services
and social workers. Guidance published by Public Health England on developing suicide
prevention plans, Local suicide prevention planning: A practice resource, sets out
how local data collections are important in developing effective action plans to reduce
suicides and that data should be collected across a wide range of services including
social care: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/suicide-prevention-developing-a-local-action-plan"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/suicide-prevention-developing-a-local-action-plan</a></p><p>The
Government launched the Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat in 2014 which has been
signed by a wide range of organisations including the Association of Directors of
Adult Social Services, Association of Directors of Children’s Services and the College
of Social Work. Every local area has a Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat action
plan in place which should set out how local services such as health services, social
services and the police should work together to respond to someone experiencing a
mental health crisis.</p>
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