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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Health acknowledges that behind the data are people deeply affected by suicide.
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Suicide Monitoring System reports on suicides in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. It includes data on suspected and confirmed suicides.
Working together on this system are:
The data allows communities, local organisations and government agencies to assess and respond to suicide more quickly and effectively.
All suicides and suspected suicides are reported by Police to the State Coroner. The Coroner conducts a detailed enquiry to determine whether or not the manner of death is suicide.
Data of suicides and suspected suicides is collected from the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Department of Communities and Justice’s information system. The data about suspected suicides is an estimate.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Suicide Monitoring reports are published about eight weeks from the last day of the reporting month. This time allows for processing, validation and updating of data and preparation of reports and approvals.
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Suicide Monitoring System was established in October 2020. The initiative aims to improve the quality and integration of suicide-related data across ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Health continues to work with stakeholders to produce monthly ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Suicide Monitoring System Reports that can help communities, local organisations and government agencies respond to suicide more effectively.
The data for suicide deaths may vary from month to month, particularly when examining sub groups or smaller regions.
Caution is advised against over-interpretation of suicide trends using monthly data alone.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Health advises all local planning be based on robust, long-term data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics or the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Health supports the use of the Mindframe guidelines on responsible, accurate and safe suicide reporting. Please consider these guidelines when reporting on data from the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Suicide Monitoring System.
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