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A JOINT INITIATIVE OF:
The Joint Regional Plan for Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, Alcohol and Other Drugs Services aims to set out the agreed way forward for improved collaboration and integration between mental health, suicide prevention, alcohol and other drugs services in the Gold Coast region.
Progress Updates
GCPHN and Gold Coast Health are committed to open communication on progress of the Joint Regional Plan:
Background
Gold Coast Primary Health Network (GCPHN) and Gold Coast Health jointly led the development of the Joint Regional Plan which was officially launched in July 2020. The development of the plan was informed by people with a lived experience, service providers, clinicians and community stakeholders and details a shared understanding of the issues our region faces, a shared vision for the future and a joint strategic roadmap for future service provision.
As an initiative of the Joint Regional Plan, a Suicide Prevention Community Action Plan (CAP) was developed utilising the LifeSpan framework to support a holistic approach to suicide prevention in our region.
The CAP seeks to strengthen relationships and collaboration in the planning, coordination, and implementation of suicide prevention activities. As this plan is ambitious and wide-reaching, people are encouraged to use it to guide all suicide prevention activities in the Gold Coast region. This plan is intended to be iterative and ongoing. The Suicide Prevention Implementation Group provides guidance for its implementation and is supported by the Regional Suicide Prevention Coordinator.
It is recognised that not everyone who experiences suicidality or dies by suicide has lived experience of mental ill health, rather the causes that lead to suicidal distress are multifactorial and strongly linked to broader social determinants of health and wellbeing. The causes of suicide, as well as the resources and services required to prevent it, are unique for each region and community. This is why the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care has provided investment for targeted regional initiatives for suicide prevention.
Using the Gold Coast Suicide Prevention Community Action Plan which was developed in 2020, as a foundation to underpin this work, a number of priority areas for focused suicide prevention activities have been highlighted.
Supporting the prioritisation and implementation of activities is the Suicide Prevention Implementation Group, or SPIG as it is fondly referred to. The SPIG is part of the Joint Regional Plan governance structures and reports to the Strategic Oversight Committee.
The SPIG provides a platform for leaders, including leaders with Lived Experience and cultural knowledge, to come together as partners, using their specific knowledge and expertise to inform the best ways to achieve the shared outcomes identified in the Community Action Plan.
What better way to highlight the work Gold Coast Primary Health Network is undertaking in the region, than to hear from the people involved. Within the above video you will hear from members of the SPIG discussing their experience being involved in the development and implementation of priority suicide prevention activities.
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