Management Information Sheet

New NSCB guidance: What to do if you believe a child or young person is at risk of suicide

MI Sheet TypeAction
To Be Completed By: 15/09/2017
MI Number:111/17
Publication Date:01/09/2017 12:00:00
LA Contact:Dr Bianca Finger-Berry / NSCB (01263 739064)
Audience:Headteacher/Senior Management/Safeguarding Leads
Links:Children-at-risk-of-suicide.pdf
http://www.norfolklscb.org/about/policies-procedures/5-22-children-risk-suicide/

New NSCB guidance: What to do if you believe a child or young person is at risk of suicide

This guidance (PDF version) has been produced for everyone who engages directly with children and young people in their day to day work and who may become aware of a young person's suicidal thoughts or intentions. It is specifically aimed at professionals who have no training or expertise in the field of mental health and who do not have a role in the formal assessment of risk.

The purpose of this guidance is to ensure that the wider children's workforce has an understanding of the process to be followed in Norfolk where concerns about possible risk of suicide exist. Everyone has a responsibility to identify young people at risk, including the risk of suicide, and to share information when action may be required to protect a child or young person.