❓ The Minister for Child Protection provides an update on the appointment of suicide prevention coordinators, detailing locations and responsibilities, and highlighting the government's commitment to suicide prevention through funding and community-based strategies.
AnsweredQoN 449Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
SUICIDE PREVENTION COORDINATORS —
APPOINTMENTS
449. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI to the Minister
for Child Protection:
Can the minister update the house on
the upcoming appointments of suicide prevention coordinators?
APPOINTMENTS
449. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI to the Minister
for Child Protection:
Can the minister update the house on
the upcoming appointments of suicide prevention coordinators?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question
because I know he is very committed to looking after the people in the Bunbury
area and the south west whom he represents so well.
It is really sad that suicide is
such an issue in our community. We all recognise that it is something that we
need to do a great deal about. Certainly, this government has done that and has
committed to that through a whole range of funding programs through the mental
health portfolio, particularly under the suicide prevention plan and the
suicide prevention strategy. We recognise that more can be achieved by working
locally in a community than by having somebody sitting afar reaching in. We
need to build up resilience within a community and build its capacity to
recognise and support people who may be at risk. This approach has been worked
through with the suicide prevention coordinators. That is part of the
additional $29.1 million that has gone into the suicide prevention strategy.
The first three of the seven coordinators will be in place by 1 July. We are
working through other services as well because, once again, it is important
that we integrate our services to get the best outcomes so that the services
that are well established within the local community can get moving very
quickly. The first three coordinators will be located as follows: one in the
wheatbelt region through the Holyoake organisation; the second one will be in
the goldfields region with Hope Community Services; and the third coordinator
will be through St John of God Health Care in the south west region, which, of
course, covers the member for Bunbury's area.
As I said, it is important to
develop capacity and resilience in the local area. We will do that through a number
of areas, but this is one way that we can commence that work. These
coordinators will be responsible for developing training for other people
within the community and also supporting those people in their work. At the
same time, they will be ready to step in should some postvention interactions
be required as well. The coordinators have a very important role to play in
coordinating with the other agencies that are already there to make sure that
we provide an effective response and an effective training program. I look forward
to these people commencing and to announcing in the near future where further
suicide prevention coordinators will be established.
because I know he is very committed to looking after the people in the Bunbury
area and the south west whom he represents so well.
It is really sad that suicide is
such an issue in our community. We all recognise that it is something that we
need to do a great deal about. Certainly, this government has done that and has
committed to that through a whole range of funding programs through the mental
health portfolio, particularly under the suicide prevention plan and the
suicide prevention strategy. We recognise that more can be achieved by working
locally in a community than by having somebody sitting afar reaching in. We
need to build up resilience within a community and build its capacity to
recognise and support people who may be at risk. This approach has been worked
through with the suicide prevention coordinators. That is part of the
additional $29.1 million that has gone into the suicide prevention strategy.
The first three of the seven coordinators will be in place by 1 July. We are
working through other services as well because, once again, it is important
that we integrate our services to get the best outcomes so that the services
that are well established within the local community can get moving very
quickly. The first three coordinators will be located as follows: one in the
wheatbelt region through the Holyoake organisation; the second one will be in
the goldfields region with Hope Community Services; and the third coordinator
will be through St John of God Health Care in the south west region, which, of
course, covers the member for Bunbury's area.
As I said, it is important to
develop capacity and resilience in the local area. We will do that through a number
of areas, but this is one way that we can commence that work. These
coordinators will be responsible for developing training for other people
within the community and also supporting those people in their work. At the
same time, they will be ready to step in should some postvention interactions
be required as well. The coordinators have a very important role to play in
coordinating with the other agencies that are already there to make sure that
we provide an effective response and an effective training program. I look forward
to these people commencing and to announcing in the near future where further
suicide prevention coordinators will be established.
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