Source · Select Committees · Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Recommendation 5
5
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Require DEFRA to establish a clear and active role in national suicide prevention strategy
Recommendation
DEFRA should be an active stakeholder in any national suicide prevention strategy, as the Department is responsible for populations and occupational groups arguably at higher-than-average risk of poor mental health and death by suicide. However, DEFRA does not appear to have carved out a clear role in the last two initiatives— the national strategy and cross-government workplan—and its only reference in the latest consultation is to managing “green social prescribing”.
Paragraph Reference:
66
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 3 November 2023. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗