Motion · S5M-22632 · 4 Sep 2020
World Suicide Prevention Day
The motion
That the Parliament acknowledges that 10 September 2020 is World Suicide Prevention Day; understands that this provides the opportunity for people, across the globe, to raise awareness of suicide and suicide prevention; notes that, every year, it is among the top 20 leading causes of death globally for people of all ages and it is responsible for over 800,000 deaths, which equates to one suicide every 40 seconds; acknowledges that prevention requires integrative strategies that encompass work at the individual, systems and community level, and notes the calls for everyone to play their part to prevent suicide.
Supporters (27)
- Miles Briggs Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 4 Sep 2020
- Bob Doris Scottish National Party 4 Sep 2020
- Murdo Fraser Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 4 Sep 2020
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 4 Sep 2020
- Bill Kidd 4 Sep 2020
- Richard Lyle 4 Sep 2020
- Rona Mackay 4 Sep 2020
- John Mason 4 Sep 2020
- Mark McDonald 4 Sep 2020
- Gil Paterson 4 Sep 2020
- Stewart Stevenson 4 Sep 2020
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 6 Sep 2020
- Pauline McNeill Scottish Labour 6 Sep 2020
- Alex Cole-Hamilton Scottish Liberal Democrats 7 Sep 2020
- Annabelle Ewing 7 Sep 2020
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 7 Sep 2020
- Sandra White 7 Sep 2020
- Monica Lennon Scottish Labour 8 Sep 2020
- Gail Ross 8 Sep 2020
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 9 Sep 2020
- John Finnie 11 Sep 2020
- Angela Constance Scottish National Party 14 Sep 2020
- Mary Fee 14 Sep 2020
- Tom Arthur Scottish National Party 20 Sep 2020
- Neil Findlay 21 Sep 2020
- Gillian Martin Scottish National Party 21 Sep 2020
- Colin Smyth 26 Sep 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.