This study aims to investigate the issues concerning the implementation of the “Suicide Zero” policy adopted by Region Värmland in 2015. The findings of this study showcase the problematic gap between policy, implementation and the actual preventative measures for those in need. Through an in-depth analysis of the implementation process, this study illustrates how the preventative measures were influences by the political decisions made and how the process itself, long and bureaucratic both in a national an regional level, complicates the understanding of who is responsible for what in the political arena in which decisions were made. Keywords: implementation, ”Suicide Zero” policy, Region Värmland, implementation process
