Departmental contacts
New South Wales
Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing (DoHA)
Contact
Senior Program Officer
DoHA
GPO Box 9848
Sydney NSW 2001
Telephone: 02 9263 3555
State Government Structures
Contact
Manager, Prevention Unit
Centre for Mental Health
Level 4
73 Miller Street
North Sydney NSW 2060
Telephone: 02 9391 9309
Northern Territory
Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing (DoHA)
Contact
Program Manager
Health Strategies
NT DoHA Office
GPO Box 9848
Darwin NT 0801
Telephone: 08 8918 3433
State Government Structures
Contact
Suicide Prevention Coordinator
Mental Health Program
NT Department of Health and Families
PO Box 40596
Casuarina NT 0811
Telephone: 08 89 992789
Committees
NT Suicide Prevention Coordinating Committee
In March 2007, a cross Government Coordinating Committee for Suicide Prevention was established to monitor and evaluate the progress of the NT Strategic Framework for Suicide Prevention and to develop an NT Action Plan for Suicide Prevention to provide future direction for the Northern Territory.
The committee include representatives from mental health, alcohol and other drugs, family and children's services, remote health, acute health, police, justice, sport and recreation , employment, education and training, Office of Aboriginal Policy, Office of Youth Affairs, NT Coroners Office, and the Australian Government Depts of Health and Ageing and Families Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
Key State Government documents
- Northern Territory Strategic Framework for Suicide Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services 2003
- Northern Territory Government Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2008-2011 (under construction - currently draft only)
- Building Healthier Communities A Framework for Health and Community Services
- 2004-2009 Department of Health and Community Services
- Closing the Gap of Indigenous Disadvantage - Generational Plan for Action
Queensland
Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing (DoHA)
Contact
Program Officer
Suicide Prevention
DoHA
GPO Box 9848
Queensland 4001
Telephone: 1800 177 099
State Government Structures
Contact
Senior Policy Officer (Suicide Prevention)
Mental Health Branch
GPO Box 48
BRISBANE QLD 4001
South Australia
Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing (DoHA)
Contact
Project Officer
DoHA
GPO Box 9848
Adelaide SA 5001
Telephone: 08 8237 8008
State Government Structures
Contact
Chief Project Officer
Mental Health Promotion Program
Health Promotion Branch
Statewide Service Strategy
SA Health
GPO Box 287
Rundle Mall
Adelaide SA 5000
Telephone: 08 8226 6329
Tasmania
Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing (DoHA)
Contact
Suicide Prevention Strategy Officer
Department of Health & Human Services
GPO Box 125
Hobart TAS 7001
Telephone: (03) 6230 7780
Committees
Visit the website of the Tasmanian Suicide Prevention Steering Committee (TSPSC)
Victoria
Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing (DoHA)
Contact
NSPS Program Co-ordinator
DoHA
GPO Box 9848
Melbourne VIC 3001
Telephone: 03 9665 8260
State Government Structures
Contact
Senior Project Officer
Policy and Workforce Strategy
Mental Health
Level 17
50 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Telephone: 03 9096 7777
Western Australia
Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing (DoHA)
Contact
Executive Officer
DOHA
Primary Health Section
GPO Box 9848
Perth WSA 6848
Telephone: 08 9346 5441
State Government Structures
Contact
Executive Officer: Ministerial Council for Suicide Prevention
100 Roberts Road
Subiaco
Western Australia 6008
Telephone: 08 9489 7717
Key State Government documents
Mental Health Strategy 2004-2007
Suicide Prevention Strategy (in development stage)
State Government Committee: Ministerial Council for Suicide Prevention
Executive Officer
Ministerial Council for Suicide Prevention
100 Roberts Road
Subiaco
Western Australia 6008
Telephone: (08) 9489 7717
Ministerial Council for Suicide Prevention
The Ministerial Council for Suicide Prevention is an advisory body to the WA State Minister for Health