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Table 3 National Evaluation of Choose Life – Main Aims

From: Measuring the tail of the dog that doesn't bark in the night: the case of the national evaluation of Choose Life (the national strategy and action plan to prevent suicide in Scotland)

1. Establish and apply measures to assess whether a sustainable infrastructure is being developed nationally and locally to support the Choose Life strategy in achieving its objectives

2. Measure and review progress towards implementation of the 27 milestones identified in the Choose Life strategy and action plan and set findings in context, national and internationally

3. Examine whether and how Choose Life is stimulating effective forms of practice (nationally and in individual local areas)

4. On the basis of findings, and in consultation with the Scottish Executive and the Research Advisory Group steering the evaluation, provide detailed and staged recommendations to guide the next phase of the action plan to achieve a 20 per cent reduction in suicides in Scotland by 2013, and the targeting of any funding available to support the next phase