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