Page 673 - Week 02 - Thursday, 20 February 2020
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collaboration and better supporting clinical and emergency services including aftercare to work together more effectively to reduce suicide attempts and deaths.
c. There is an opportunity to improve data provision on suicide deaths and attempts in the ACT, including the best available demographic and geographical information, so that the most accurate and timely information is available to inform planning and effectively target services. This will involve better collaboration between data providers such as BDI ACT Health, ANU and national agencies such as the ABS and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, to provide improved and comprehensive information from all available data sources.
(6) The learnings from the Suicide Prevention Collaboratives have informed the following:
a. ACT Health has provided input into the development of a National Suicide Prevention Strategy through the MHPC via AHMAC, to ensure that, Australia-wide, there is improved coordination and strategic direction for suicide prevention services, which can contribute to the strategic directions for suicide prevention activity in the ACT;
b. Locally, activities under ACT Lifespan form the major suicide prevention component of the ACT Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan, with the nine strategies under ACT Lifespan fully integrated into the plan;
c. Roll out of the Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) free online suicide prevention training to the ACT community, in collaboration with CHN;
d. Lived experience representative input has been strengthened across all suicide prevention services and policies supported under ACT Lifespan.
(7) In quantifiable terms, efficiencies achieved in service delivery which have been supported through ACT Lifespan include:
a. Moving from a pilot to the ongoing provision of the Way Back Service to provide aftercare services following a suicide attempt in the ACT, in collaboration with Woden Community Service and CHN, and receiving 191 referrals to date in 2019;
b. The introduction of a suicide prevention program for all ACT high schools through YAM, which will be rolled out to all year 9 students in 2020/21 with ACT Education.
c. The provision of the latest evidence-informed training for people in the ACT with an identified role in suicide prevention, including clinical staff, community workers, emergency service workers, mental health professionals, and the broader ACT community, through programs such as QPR (over 600 have now completed training), CAMS (over 40 have now completed training), Advanced Training in Suicide Prevention (over 30 have now completed training), and ASIST training, which is being rolled out by Lifeline, ACT Health and Ozhelp.
(8) ACT Lifespan community engagement activities have included:
a. Three Suicide Prevention Collaborative meetings which have been held to date, involving around 120 individuals and over 30 ACT organisations;
b. Development of working groups for ACT Lifespan, with broad representation from over 20 organisations and individuals to engage with and consult community members with Lifespan activities and initiatives;
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