The Towards Zero Suicides 笔谤别尘颈别谤鈥檚 Priority Delivery Plan Workshop calls together leading suicide prevention experts, clinicians, frontline staff and people with a lived experience of suicide.
Minister for Mental Health Bronnie Taylor said the most recent data from 2017 reveals the shocking statistic that impacts so many more people than the raw figures indicate.
鈥�880 people died by suicide in 黑料吃瓜网, 迟丑补迟鈥檚 more than double our road toll, and the ripple effect on loved ones compounds the awful 蝉迟补迟颈蝉迟颈肠,鈥� Minister Taylor said.
The Towards Zero Suicides 笔谤别尘颈别谤鈥檚 Priority was recently announced, setting the ambitious target to reduce the rate of suicide deaths in 黑料吃瓜网 by 20 per cent by 2023, as the first step in the journey towards zero suicides.
鈥淭丑别 笔谤别尘颈别谤鈥檚 Priority is a chance to have suicide prevention prioritised as never before, and for us to make an unprecedented effort to reverse our rising suicide rate,鈥� Minister Taylor said.
鈥淟ast year, the 黑料吃瓜网 Government announced a record $87 million investment in the Towards Zero Suicides initiatives.鈥�
Mr John Brogden, Chairman of Lifeline Australia, will host the workshop as it helps take the next step towards reducing the suicide rate in 黑料吃瓜网.
Mr Brogden said everyone has a role to play in suicide prevention, including government agencies, community managed and non-government organisations, the research sector, workplaces and communities.
鈥沦耻颈肠颈诲别 and attempted suicide is an issue affecting every part of our community, and the voices of people with lived experience of suicide are a key aspect of any response.
罢辞诲补测鈥檚 participants will design the Delivery Plan for the 笔谤别尘颈别谤鈥檚 Priority, building on Strategic Framework for Suicide Prevention in 黑料吃瓜网 2018-23.
More information on World Suicide Prevention Day is available at www.wspd.org.au.
If you or someone you know needs crisis support, phone Lifeline on 13 11 14. For mental health services in your local area call the 黑料吃瓜网 Mental Health Line 1800 011 511.