We believe that, while the available evidence does not reveal a mental health crisis in rural England, there are more than enough glaring gaps, and obvious red flags, to warrant urgent and meaningful action, aiming to achieve a degree of preventative impact rather having to wait for an inevitable crisis to create a political imperative and free the necessary resource.

We believe that, while the available evidence does not reveal a mental health crisis in rural England, there are more than enough glaring gaps, and obvious red flags, to warrant urgent and meaningful action, aiming to achieve a degree of preventative impact rather having to wait for an inevitable crisis to create a political imperative and free the necessary resource. Type: conclusion | Number: 3 | Paragraph: 45 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: The new Suicide prevention strategy for England: 2023 to 2028 was published on 11 September 2023. This strategy sets out the government’s ambitions over the next 5 years to: reduce suicide rates, improve support for people who have self-harmed, and improve support for people bereaved by suicide. Inf