Strength to Strength Suicide Prevention Resources

1. Project Profile

Project Name(s)	Strength to Strength Suicide Prevention Resources (previously referred to as Basic Needs Project)
Funded Organisation	Northern Territory Medicare Local
Geographical Area	Local
State/Territory	Northern Territory
Approach(es)	Selected
Individual/Group	Group
LIFE Action Areas	Building individual resilience and the capacity for self-help Improving community strength, resilience and capacity in suicide prevention
Target Groups	Men Indigenous populations People who have previously attempted suicide People who have self harmed Rural and remote communities People living with an alcohol or other drug problem Whole of community

2. Project Description

The project aims to promote the suicide prevention message in East Arnhem and Top End Aboriginal communities through the activities of the Aboriginal Mental Health Workers, their program manager, and through associated community training and promotional events.

This is to be achieved by developing a strength and resilience based approach to suicide prevention; establishing working partnerships with the network of Aboriginal Mental Health Workers in East Arnhem Land; establishing working partnerships with the health centres in East Arnhem Land, and utilising the DVD created in the 2009-11 funding agreement.

3. Activities

The key activities undertaken by the funded project include:

• Liaison with the Mental Health Association of Central Australia (MHCA) and the Suicide Story trainers to assist in the delivery of Suicide Story in the Top End
• Regular planning meetings with MHCA
• Collaboration and liaison with Top End Stakeholders
• Delivery of training
• Dissemination of related promotional material and information to health centres in East Arnhem: Distribute Caring for your Mind DVD, Show Caring for Your Mind DVD, Support Audio Visual Display of Caring for your mind DVD in communities
• Further development of resources with similar strength based themes to that contained in the aforementioned suicide prevention DVD Top of page

4. Funding

• Round 1
  • NSPP funding
    • 2006/07 - not applicable
    • 2007/08 - not applicable
    • 2008/09 - not applicable
  • % project funding - not applicable
• Round 2
  • NSPP funding
    • 2009/10 - $55,000
    • 2010/11 - $49,355
  • % project funding - data not supplied
• Round 3
  • NSPP funding
    • 2011/12 - $75,000
    • 2012/13 - $75,000
  • % project funding - data not supplied

5. Staffing

• Round 1 (2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09)
  • Number staff positions funded (FTE) - data not supplied
  • Number staff positions filled (FTE) - data not supplied
• Round 2 (2009/10, 2010/11)
  • Number staff positions funded (FTE) - data not supplied
  • Number staff positions filled (FTE) - data not supplied
• Round 3 (2011/12, 2012/13)
  • Number staff positions funded (FTE) - data not supplied
  • Number staff positions filled (FTE) - data not supplied