'More than a piece of paper': suicide prevention law with 'accountability'

Suicide prevention expert Shayne Connell said the planned law was 'a step to preventing suicide and promoting life'. Picture by Max Mason-Hubers

Newcastle-based suicide prevention expert Shayne Connell has welcomed the Minns government's plan to create a new law to "drive down suicide rates in NSW".

The government announced on Sunday that it was working on suicide prevention legislation to be introduced into parliament next year.