In recent years, all Australian governments have made record investments into research and suicide prevention and postvention programs recognising that suicide prevention is a national priority.
Australia’s suicide prevention sector has matured and is growing rapidly. Sector developments, best practice and research innovation in this space directs us towards building a compassionate system of care to support people in suicidal distress, their families and supporters and those bereaved by suicide.
To remain responsive, innovative and purposeful in delivering suicide prevention programs in the eastern and north-eastern region, Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (EMPHN) is undertaking market scoping for the development of suicide prevention and postvention programs to meet community need.
EMPHN remains committed to working with local communities to better understand the priorities, the existing service gaps and how to best commission funding to support people impacted by suicide.
EMPHNs approach to suicide prevention is underpinned by the National Suicide Prevention Strategy and the Victorian Suicide Prevention Framework. This approach is heavily informed by the Black Dog Institute’s Lifespan model which was central to the National and the Victorian Suicide Prevention Place Based trials, involving extensive community consultation with service providers, community members, and people with lived experience.
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