- State Government bringing SafeSide suicide prevention training to Western Australia
- More than $3 million invested to deliver workforce suicide prevention education
- Investment to support Western Australian Suicide Prevention Framework 2021-2025
The State Government is continuing to address preventing suicide in our community by investing $3.3 million in specialised workforce training delivered by SafeSide Prevention.
SafeSide Prevention will bring their leading workforce training to Western Australia to help enhance suicide prevention across the State. This training will further support those working in mental health, alcohol and other drugs services, and youth services, to help staff respond during a suicidal crisis.
The training will extend and complement Western Australia's suicide prevention initiatives funded under the Western Australian Suicide Prevention Framework 2021-2025.
As well as delivering training for our workforce, Safeside Prevention will also establish a Restore Network in Western Australia. Restore Networks provide organisational leaders with the tools, resources and support to collaborate on suicide prevention activities across the State.
This investment is part of the Cook Labor Government's commitment to tackling suicide in Western Australia, which includes the development ofa new Western Australian Suicide Prevention Framework 2025-2030 which will set out Western Australia's approach to suicide prevention for the next five years.
As stated by Mental Health and Health Minister Meredith Hammat:
"Tragically, too many Western Australians have experienced the devastating effects of a loved ones death by suicide.
"Our government is committed to suicide prevention, and this investment will provide our mental health workforce with enhanced skills and training for the challenging job they face when confronted with a suicidal crisis in our community.
"Preventing suicide requires a whole of community commitment, and this is one of the ways we are working collaboratively to build a more effective suicide prevention system."
