Environmental scan of suicide prevention activity in Australia: Summary Report

The National Suicide Prevention Office provided a grant to the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Mental Health to conduct an environmental scan of the government-led suicide prevention system in Australia to contribute to its workplan, particularly its development of the National Suicide Prevention Strategy. The scan was conducted from August 2022 to January 2023, utilising three key methods: a review of documents, interviews with key informants, and a review of programs and services. Findings demonstrated that Australia’s suicide prevention efforts are significant but that there are many opportunities to further progress suicide prevention and response efforts.