HSE Access & Integration DivisionNational Quality and Patient Safety Directorate. Incident Management Team2025-07-222025-07-222025-02https://hdl.handle.net/10147/646034the Incident Management Framework as part of the service’s overall response when there is a sudden or unexpected death of a service user by suspected suicide that takes place within the community setting. The Guidance aims to promote: • A compassionate, caring and person centred approach to those affected in the aftermath; • Respect and sensitivity for the wishes and experiences of families/their relevant person(s) and staff throughout the incident management process; • Awareness of HSE and community support services and resources available to those affected following the death of a service user by suspected suicide. • A standardised and proportionate response to operating the HSE Incident Management Framework, across all services; • Informed incident management decision making; • Learning from the review of incidents that identifies good practices and areas for service improvement with regard to suicide prevention; • Improved quality of data relating to suspected suicides that can contribute to mental health policy and suicide prevention strategies; • Confidence and trust in our governance and incident management processes;enAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/MEANTAL HEALTH SERVICESCRITICAL INCIDENTSUICIDEReport