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Evaluation of suicide prevention activities
3 Background and policy context
Page last updated: January 2014
The last two decades have seen a number of major policy developments in relation to suicide prevention in Australia. This chapter outlines the policy context, investment and evidence underpinning the NSPP.
- Table of contents
- 2 Introduction
- 3.1 Suicide in Australia
- 3.2 Policy milestones
- 3.3 National Suicide Prevention Strategy
- 3.4 Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry into Suicide in Australia
- 3.5 Taking Action to Tackle Suicide
- 3.6 Implementation of the 2011 Delivering National Mental Health Reform package
- 3.7 Formation of the National Mental Health Commission and publication of its first Report Card
- 3.8 Release of the Roadmap for National Mental Health Reform 2012-2022
- 3.9 Development of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Strategy
- 3.10 State/territory level suicide prevention policies
- 3.11 Scope, findings and learnings from previous NSPS/ NSPP evaluations
- 3.12 Summary of policy context
- 4.1 Background and data sources
- 4.2 Pre-existing project documentation/data
- 4.3 Documentation/data quality: implications
- 4.4 Project Survey
- 4.5 Stage 2 literature review
- 4.6 Stakeholder consultations
- 4.7 Desktop review of ATAPS Suicide Prevention service initiative and MindMatters initiative evaluations
- 4.8 Minimum Data Set
- 4.9 Data analysis protocols
- 4.10 Evaluability issues
- 5.1 Overview
- 5.2 Project approaches
- 5.3 Service delivery mechanisms
- 5.4 Target groups
- 5.5 LIFE Action Areas
- 5.6 Geographical reach of projects
- 5.7 Strategies and activities
- 5.8 Stability or change over time
- 5.9 Community acceptance
- 5.10 Collaboration
- 5.11 Project funding and workforce resources
- 5.12 Summary profile
- 7.1 Mix of projects
- 7.2 Equity of NSPP funding across regions
- 7.3 The evidence base for suicide prevention
- 7.4 Higher risk groups
- 7.5 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations
- 7.6 Universal approaches
- 7.7 Selective approaches
- 7.8 Indicated approaches
- 7.9 Approaches which may be harmful
- 7.10 Use of research and evidence in project design and implementation
- 7.11 Summary of key findings
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 The spectrum of suicide prevention activities in Australia
- 11.3 ATAPS Suicide Prevention service initiative
- 11.4 MindMatters
- 11.5 Integration and synergies between the NSPP and other suicide prevention activities
- 11.6 Gaps and opportunities in national suicide prevention efforts
- 11.7 Consistency with the Australian Government Mental Health Reform agenda
- 11.8 Potential consequences of not continuing the NSPP
- 11.9 Summary of key findings
- Active Life Enhancing Intervention (ALIVE) Program
- Active Response Bereavement Outreach Program (ARBOR)
- Building Bridges
- Burdekin Mental Health Foundation
- CALD Community Connections
- Community Broadcasting Suicide Prevention Project
- Community Connections Toowoomba
- Community Connections
- Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Service
- Deadly Alive
- Expanded Horizons
- Farm Link
- Healing Through the Map
- HOPE - SRA
- Hope for Life
- Incolink
- Koori Kids Wellbeing Program
- LIFE Communications
- LifeForce
- Living Beyond Suicide
- Men's Health Information and Resource Centre (MHIRC) – "The Shed"
- Mental Illness and Bereavement Project
- Mindframe Education and Training Program
- MindOUT!
- National Centre of Excellence in Suicide Prevention
- National Suicide Call Back Service
- NEXUS
- OzHelp Region and National Expansion Project
- Peer Support Australia
- Post Discharge Care from Hospital Emergency Departments
- R U OK? Day
- RAW - Rural Alive and Well Program
- ReachOut! Pro Website
- REAL4Mii Northern Territory
- REAL4Mii Pilbara
- Response to Youth Suicide in Greater Geelong
- SANE Media Centre & StigmaWatch
- SPA Strategic Partnership
- StandBy ACT
- StandBy Brisbane
- StandBy Response Service
- Strength to Strength Suicide Prevention Resources
- Suicide Story Train the Trainer
- Support After Suicide
- Sustainable Personal Development for Aboriginal Men
- The Strength Within
- WHO START Project
- Workplace Training and Education
- Yiriman Project
- Appendix B – Key Evaluation Questions
- Appendix C – The Minimum Data Set – Values and Collection Points
- Appendix D – NSPP Evaluation: Survey for projects 2006-13
- Appendix F – Overarching Program Logic Model