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2026 Overview

The 2023 five-year strategy laid the groundwork for a cross-sector approach to suicide prevention, focusing efforts on those most at risk. Since then, the Labour government has signalled a significant shift in health policy, pausing the Major Conditions Strategy to integrate its findings into a broader vision for rebuilding the NHS.

The Mental Health Bill, introduced in the King’s Speech in 2024, set out a clear commitment to “reverse the rising trend in the rate of lives lost to suicide,” marking mental health as a core government priority

The National Suicide and Crisis Prevention Conference examined these policy shifts, shared evidence-based best practices, and shaped the future of suicide prevention. Leaders from across charity, local government, education and national government united to work together to build stronger, more effective systems of support.

2026 Agenda

• 09.50am

  Chair’s Opening Remarks

  Steve Phillip, Founder and Director, The Jordan Legacy

  

• 10.00am

  Keynote: Staying Safe From Harm: Practical Suicide Prevention and Postvention Learning from NHS Practitioner Health

  By the end of this session, participants will:

  • Understand how NHS Practitioner Health applies the NHS Staying Safe from Suicide guidance in real-world clinical practice, drawing on learning from working with healthcare professionals at high risk
  • Recognise the shift from checklist-based risk assessment to relational, person-centred safety planning, with practical examples of how this looks in time-limited clinical contacts
  • Be introduced to practical tools used in NHS Practitioner Health, including safety planning and WRAP-style plans, and how these can be adapted for different local and service contexts
  • Explore key principles of effective suicide postvention, including how services can support individuals, teams and organisations following a suicide or serious incident
  • Take away transferable ideas and tools that can strengthen suicide prevention, postvention and compassionate risk management in their own setting

  Dr Helen Garr, Medical Director, NHS Practitioner Health 

  

• 10.20am

  Case Study: Gambling Now Acknowledged as a “Dominant Factor Without Which The Death May Not Have Happened” (Suicide Prevention Strategy For England, 2023-28)
  

  • The role of lived experience in getting gambling acknowledged as a dominant factor in suicides
  • Establishing the scale of gambling harms and suicides
  • Learning from gambling deaths to prevent future deaths – the role of inquests and wider investigations
  • Public health approaches: challenging the ‘responsible gambling’ narrative and regulatory change

  Charles Ritchie MBE, Co-Founder, Gambling with Lives

  Chloe Long, Lived Experience Trustees, Gambling with Lives 

  Liz Ritchie MBE, Co-Founder, Gambling with Lives

  

• 10.40am

  Case Study: What Can Be Learnt From Coroners’ Inquests and ‘Prevention Of Future Deaths’ Reports About Suicide

  The investigation of death by suicide by coroners, along with their duty to consider ‘Prevention of Future Death’ reports, provides valuable insight into the incidence and risks of suicide. This session will include:

  • The duty of coroners to investigate and the scope of their role
  • Inquest conclusions and Prevention of Future Death Reports
  • What we can learn from Prevention of Future Death Reports concerning suicide
  • How this data may inform suicide prevention in different contexts

  Emily Carter, Public Law Partner, Kingsley Napley LLP

  

• 11.00am

  Questions and Answers

• 11.20am

  Comfort Break

• 11.35am

  Case Study: Breaking the Silence: Supporting Men to Speak, Connect and Seek Help

  This session will explore the barriers that prevent men from opening up and seeking support, alongside practical approaches to creating environments where men feel safe to talk. Drawing on lived experience and the growth of ANDYSMANCLUB, Luke will share insights into what works when engaging men in conversations around mental health, how to challenge stigma, and how services and organisations can better connect with those who are often hardest to reach. Attendees will leave with simple, actionable strategies to support men earlier and more effectively.

  Luke Ambler, Founder, Andy’s Man Club

  Alex McClintock, Head of Partnerships North, Andy’s Man Club

  

• 11.55am

  Case Study: Implementing Safety Plans in Practice: Co-Producing with Service Users

  • From risk assessment to safety management: shifting the focus towards collaboration, trust and empowerment
  • Practical exercises in using person-centred language and empathetic communication and relational approaches to co-produce plans that feel meaningful to the individual
  • Integration in to care pathways: Ensuring safety plans are embedding into existing services, easily accessible and regularly reviewed
  • Supporting staff confidence: building skills, confidence and cultural change among professionals to move away from checklist-driven practices

  Katherine McGleenan, Nurse Consultant – suicide prevention research, Research and Innovation Team, Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust

  

• 12.15pm

  Key Supporter Session: Strengthening Response Across Services

  Professor Zaffer Iqbal’s presentation focuses on how we can strengthen our response to suicidality across services. We’ll look at why traditional risk‑prediction approaches leave professionals uncertain, and why national guidance now emphasises collaborative, suicide‑specific care. We introduce the CAMS framework — a structured, evidence‑based way of understanding what is driving a person’s distress and working with them to create meaningful, personalised safety plans. We’ll explore the evidence, the practical tools, and what changes for clinicians, services, and service users when CAMS is embedded well. Ultimately, this presentation is about clarity and improving confidence in the moments that matter.

  Professor Zaffer Iqbal, CAMS care UK 

  

• 12.35pm

  Questions and Answers 

• 12.55pm

  Lunch Break

• 1.35pm

  Case Study: Implementing a 24/7 Community Based Neighbourhood Mental Health Centre

  • Innovation in suicide prevention similarities to the North West London Suicide Prevention Programme; using co-production, community space, experts by experience and dismantling hierarchy are shared pillars with evolution to Barnsley Street
  • Understanding the importance of language: adapting communication to remove stigmas, validate experiences and foster trust
  • Cultural change in practice: moving beyond risk assessment and stratification towards a culture of listening, empathy and relational care
  • Harnessing the expertise of multidisciplinary clinical, housing and employment teams, health professionals and centrally the VSCE sector to create holistic and tailored care
  • Co-producing plans and involving inpatients in shaping their care, working proactively through a community-based neighbourhood health approach to meet needs and reduce recurrence

  Lourdes Colclough, Head of Suicide Prevention, Rethink Mental Illness 

  Cassandra Geisel, Tower Hamlets Mental Health Alliance Lead, Rethink Mental Illness 

  

• 1.55pm

  Case Study: Has the Online Safety Act gone Far Enough to Prevent the Exposure of Harmful Online Content?

  • What progress has been made since the Online Safety Act came into effect and how platforms are responding
  • Exploring whether existing measures go far enough, and if stronger proactive technologies and standards are needed to protect children from self-harm and suicide content?
  • Latest research findings of the relationship between harmful online content, suicide risk and self-harm behaviours
  • Balancing regulation, compliance and the responsibility of tech companies to prioritise safety

  Katie Hayman-Joyce, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, The Molly Rose Foundation

  

• 2.15pm

  Questions and Answers

• 2.55pm

  Comfort Break

• 3.10pm

  Case Study: Preventing Suicide in Young People and Students in the School Setting

  • Examining the pressures facing children and young people, including academic pressure, online safety, social isolation and those with additional needs
  • Creating supportive school cultures: exploring the role of schools in fostering environments where mental health is openly discussed and help-seeking is normalised
  • Ensuring robust and inclusive policies and safeguarding are in place for responding to self-harm, suicide and disclosures of distress in ways the prioritise safety and compassion
  • Providing a case study example of a school suicide prevention programme currently being tested in the UK
  • Addressing the need to adapt school suicide prevention programmes for marginalised groups – including young people with additional needs – to ensure inclusive and equitable prevention strategies

  Emma Ashworth, Associate Professor in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Liverpool John Moore’s University

  

• 3.30pm

  Training Medical Professionals and Healthcare Students in Talking About Suicide to Patients and Peers

  Ann Feloy, Founder and CEO, Olly’s Future

  

• 3.50pm

  Case Study: Media Guidelines with the Samaritans

  Lorna Fraser, Head of Media Advisory Service, Samaritans 

  

• 4.10pm

  Questions and Answers

• 4.30pm

  Chair’s Closing Remarks and Conference Close

  Steve Phillip, Founder and Director, The Jordan Legacy

  

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