The South Eastern Health Board has welcomed the launch of two suicide prevention resource publications - an information booklet and a resource handbook - produced by the National Youth Federation.
Employees of the youth services, members of the National Suicide Review Group, and staff from the South Eastern Health Board attended the launch.
The South Eastern Health Board's Suicide Prevention Strategy Document 1999 highlighted the key role that youth workers and services can play in suicide prevention.
The South Eastern Health Board established a Suicide Advisory Committee as part of its strategy to address the problem of suicide in line with the recommendations outlined in the National Task Force on Suicide Report 1998.
