Suicide prevention implementation services

We’re here to help you make a real difference in suicide prevention.

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Contents Who we are and what we do...............................................................................................................................................4

What the numbers are telling us - key statistics ................................................................................................6

Our suicide prevention implementation services overview ...................................................................... 7

The Suicide Prevention Network .....................................................................................................................................8

Analytics and insights ...........................................................................................................................................................10

Consulting and capacity building services ........................................................................................................... 12

Our team .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 14

Costs .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15

Our experience ........................................................................................................................................................................... 16

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Who we are and what we do Black Dog Institute (BDI) is a global leader in mental health research and the only Medical Research Institute (MRI) in Australia to investigate mental health across the lifespan.

Areas of strength include suicide prevention, digital mental health, workplace mental health, new treatments, and prevention in young people. We join the dots, connecting research answers, expert knowledge and the voices of lived experience to deliver solutions that work across the healthcare system for patients and practitioners alike.

The Institute is proud to be a trusted partner of government, universities, health services, clinicians, industry, workplaces, schools and philanthropists across the country.

Born from science - Our research identifies the scientific foundations on which we can develop practical programs that work in the real world.

Driven by compassion - We listen and learn from those with first-hand experience of mental illness, and to our partners and peers, to inform everything we do.

Results in action - By connecting the dots, what starts in research results in action.

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What the numbers are telling usSuicide is a public health concern in Australia.

20% increase in

the number of suicides over the

last decade1

75% of suicides are

by males2

Suicide is the leading cause of death for

Australians aged

15-443

Indigenous Australians die by suicide at

x2

the rate of non-Indigenous Australians4

3,318 Number of people

who died by suicide in 2019; equivalent to

9 deaths per day5

$600M is the estimated total

cost of mental ill-health and suicide in

Australia per day6

1 & 3. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australia’s health 2020: Suicide and intentional self-harm, 2020. 2, 4 & 5. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Causes of Death, Australia, 2020. 6. Productivity Commission, Mental health, Report no. 95., 2020. Canberra.

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Our suicide prevention implementation servicesWe’re here to make a real difference in suicide prevention.

Whether you’re new to the topic or have designed and implemented suicide prevention activities, we can connect you with the networks, information and evidence that you need to develop and lead an effective systems approach to suicide prevention.

What we offer you

Suicide Prevention Network

• Connect with other sector professionals & experts

• Be part of an active Community of Practice

• Attend exclusive events

• Access evidence-based, easy to use resources

• Learn from leading suicide prevention research

Analytics and insights

• Access in-depth localised suicide data reports

• Better understand people at risk in your community

• Receive geospatially mapped demographic data on how individuals die by suicide

• Create data driven suicide prevention plans

Implementation and capacity building

• Build your team’s capacity to implement a systems approach

• Develop tailored interventions

• Create actionable suicide prevention plans and activities

• Evaluate interventions effectively

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Connection through the Suicide Prevention NetworkConnect with a network of like-minded professionals working in suicide prevention right across Australia.

By joining the Suicide Prevention Network, you will be able to share knowledge and learnings with other members, empowering one another to create change and save lives through a systems approach to suicide prevention.

We believe shared knowledge is the key to success.

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Key featuresEvery member gets access to:

• Suicide prevention resource library. A repository of evidence-based overviews and best-practice suicide prevention resources; with details on specific strategies, programs, priority populations and lived experience

• Exclusive Community of Practice. ‘Let’s talk about suicide prevention’: Attend and present at events, join the conversation in expert moderated forums and receive a monthly thought leadership article

• Connection to the Black Dog Institute Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Lived Experience Centre

“Being able to reach out to the Black Dog staff for their expertise and guidance has been wonderful.”

Jo Read - Project Officer, North West Melbourne PHN

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Deep local insights through data analysisWork with our team of Data Analysts to better understand priority populations in your communities.

The Black Dog Institute, in collaboration with the Australia National University, SAS and the Paul Ramsay Foundation, has pioneered new data systems over the last 5 years, to help communities unlock insights and develop more targeted suicide prevention initiatives.

Our system helps identify local suicide clusters, trends, and rates while overlaying demographics, socioeconomic information, workforce and environmental factors. At the forefront of the system is the opportunity to geospatially map these data sources. We then support you to unpack these insights to inform the development of suicide prevention plans.

“The systems approach for us has been absolutely critical, and the analysis report, in particular has been crucial because it really helped us work with the team around specific suicide hotspots.”

Cath Bird, Community Engagement Coordinator, Suicide Prevention

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Our systematic approachIt all starts with having the right information.

The Suicide Data Analysis Report (SDAR) is based on the systematic collection of regionally specific data about suicidal behaviour (suicide mortality and intentional self-harm) to:

• Monitor trends

• Identify high-risk groups

• Inform the development and implementation of targeted local suicide prevention plans

Advantages of local analysis of suicide data

• Risk factors that we assume are constant often have important regional variations

• Geospatial coordinates of suicide death locations are manually geocoded for greater accuracy in identifying local suicide hotspots

• Local analysis of suicide data is important for the effective allocation of resources

• Understanding local risk profiles enables targeted suicide prevention planning and initiatives

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Sustainable solutions through consultancy and capacity buildingWe help you create local solutions that save lives.

The Black Dog Institute has supported the implementation of systems approaches to suicide prevention in over 30 communities across Australia.

Work with our team of implementation experts to understand how national evidence and insights can be translated to your local needs. We will help you to develop bespoke action planning, team capacity building, extensive evaluation and actionable strategies.

We can provide tailored services for integrated suicide prevention that include:

• Needs assessment and data mapping

• Planning and implementing suicide prevention strategies

• Reviewing and developing local suicide prevention activity plans

• Implementation and capacity building workshops

• Stakeholder engagement and development of collaboratives

• Research and evaluation of local initiatives

• Evidence and literature reviews of emerging programs

• Adapting and developing new best practice programs for your community

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Our capacity building programBuilding the capacity of key partners is crucial to giving suicide prevention plans the best chance of success.

The Capacity Building Program includes (but is not limited to):

• Initial scoping of a suicide prevention strategy

• Systems approach, evidence and innovation in suicide prevention 

• Lived experience and priority populations

• Setting up governance, collaboratives and working groups 

• Planning for sustainability 

• Conducting a needs assessment and gap analysis  

• Building evaluation into suicide prevention work

• Developing and reviewing your suicide prevention action plan

The outputs of the Capacity Building Program will be:

• A regional collaborative or taskforce built with members committed to a shared vision

• A solid understanding of best practice suicide prevention and the systems approach

• A needs assessment and gap analysis

• A regional suicide prevention action plan to be locally owned

“It’s the quality of implementation that matters. Black Dog Institute has been the backbone supporting the sites, building the capability of the regions and also offering the wrap-around of data and evaluation to support decision making and influence policy.”

Jo Taylor Chief Capability Officer, Paul Ramsay Foundation

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Our teamFrom leading researchers and data analysts to implementation and delivery specialists, we are passionate experts wired to create change.

Janey McGoldrick, Head of Implementation

Providing strategic leadership to deliver Black Dog Institute programs at scale. Passionate about developing strategy and partnerships to support mental health and influence systemic change.

Dr. Silke O Callaghan, Implementation Practice Manager - Suicide Prevention

Facilitating implementation of systems approaches. Dedicated to creating networks that exchange knowledge, provide navigation and compassion for professionals working in suicide prevention.

Dr. Johnny Chen, Suicide Prevention Data Analyst

Data analyst experienced in analysing scientific and mental health data. Passionate about discovering insights from data and applying data best practices to support suicide prevention strategies.

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Indicative costsBelow are the indicative costs associated with a collaboration over a 12-month period.

Deliverable Fee (ex GST)

BDI Suicide Prevention Network Individual Membership* $2,585

BDI Suicide Prevention Network Organisation membership* $3,449

Suicide Data Analysis Report (SDAR)** $60,000

Capacity building program*** $48,000

Tailored consulting, implementation and evaluation support On request

* Individual/Organisation membership - per individual or organisation/per annum

• Membership, includes 10 free memberships - per organisation/per annum

** Suicide Data Analysis Report cost includes:

• Black Dog Institute data team’s time spent compiling, cleaning, coding data and meeting with key suicide prevention staff (including member of the Needs Assessment team) to confirm area/SA 2 suburb boundaries

• The Australian National University (ANU) data scientists time for geospatial mapping work and checking of data

• Black Dog Institute & ANU scientists’ time to analyse data and compile in-depth report, with extensive recommendations of means restriction activity and other suicide prevention programs and approaches in relation to the data

• 2 presentations to the PHN and select members of the suicide prevention collaborative, to discuss implications of the data for suicide prevention planning

*** Capacity building program

• 10 workshops with up to 20 participants

• Recommend delivery over a 12 month period

• Development of bespoke capacity building program available upon request

The costs outlined are for a virtual delivery. If you prefer face-to-face workshops there are additional costs for travel, venue hire and catering.

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Our experienceWe are here to support the planning and implementation of the best integrated suicide prevention solutions for your community.

Since our first research trials in 2015, we have expanded our work to support suicide prevention activities in over 30 regions across Australia in every state and territory.

Through close collaboration with different regions, our team have:

• Produced and presented 28 geospatially mapped Suicide Data Analysis Reports

• Designed, implemented, and scientifically evaluated 5 world-first integrated suicide prevention trials

• Brought diverse stakeholders including Lived Experience, government, LHDs and PHNs together in collaboration

• Delivered capacity building workshops on suicide prevention to over 30 place-based trials

LifeSpan

In 2015, Black Dog Institute launched the LifeSpan trials in four sites in NSW (Newcastle, Illawarra Shoalhaven, Central Coast and the Murrumbidgee) to scientifically assess the impact of an integrated systems approach to suicide prevention.

LifeSpan aims to deliver the best possible evidence based research and suicide prevention intervention in NSW. The data analysis is underway with the final evaluation report due in 2022.

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National Suicide Prevention Trial

The Black Dog Institute was funded by the Commonwealth Government to support the implementation of the national suicide prevention trial in 12 communities. Each site focused suicide prevention towards a specific priority population reflecting community needs.

Examples of our close collaboration in different regions, include supporting:

• North Coast PHN to understand the data on high risk sites for suicide and design public safety interventions at locations

• NW Melbourne to adapt suicide prevention programs for LGBTIQ+ communities

• Northern Territory PHN to co-design a local Indigenous framework for suicide prevention, Strengthening our Spirits (pictured on page 19)

Find out more about the insights and impact of our work across the country in our report - The National Suicide Prevention Trial: Insights and Impact.

Exploring the role of pharmacists in suicide prevention

In partnership with Primary Health Tasmania, Curtin University, the Pharmacy Guild and the Pharmaceutical Society Australia; Black Dog Institute designed and delivered a tailored pharmacy suicide prevention project for the region.

The purpose of the project is to:

• Build the capacity of pharmacists to identify and support people in distress and/or at risk of suicide and to prevent deaths in suicide

• Improve the knowledge and use of appropriate referral pathways for people expressing suicidal ideation explore means restriction activity across pharmacies

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