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Suicide

Asked by Lisa SmartLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 16 April 2025UIN 38706

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of closing the Suicide Prevention Grant Fund on organisations engaged in suicide prevention activities.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

The Suicide Prevention Grant Fund came to an end on 31 March 2025, as planned from the outset of the grant. There are currently no plans to run another grant fund.

Voluntary and community sector organisations play a valuable role in suicide prevention, including supporting the delivery of the cross-sector national suicide prevention strategy for England. We will be evaluating the impact of the fund, and the services that have been provided by the grant-funded organisations. Learning from this evaluation will help to inform the delivery of the Government’s mission to reduce the lives lost to suicide.

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