Suicide prevention services
Commissioned services
The role of Primary Health Networks is to identify community needs relating to suicide prevention and provide funding to services that can help to address priorities. At Brisbane South PHN, there are several services that are funded to target and reduce known risk factors associated with suicide.
These programs are funded by the Australian Department of Health, Disability and Ageing and Queensland Government Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drug Branch.
Suicide prevention and postvention
Suicide prevention and postvention program
Organisation: Inala Wangarra
This program supports First Nations people 18 years and above that may be affected by suicide and its contributing factors. Service offerings for the Inala community and surrounding regions are non-clinical including postvention and sorry business support, warm-referral handovers, local groups such as Men's Group, SparkleMob. I-ASIST & safeYARN training is also delivered to community members.
Nexus Program
Organisation: Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma (QPASTT)
The Nexus program supports refugee and migrant youth aged 12-24 years in the Brisbane and Logan regions who have experienced trauma and/or re-traumatisation. Support for youth include intensive and/or non-intensive counselling, group social activities and capacity building for schools which the young person attends.
CARES Program
Organisation: Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma (QPASTT)
The Community Awareness, Response and Engagement for Sudden Losses (CARES) program adopts a community-centred suicide prevention framework to upskill natural helpers from refugee and migrant backgrounds.
Natural helpers are engaged through group peer sessions and individual one-on-one support to build their capacity to speak with other adults in their community on mental health and wellbeing. Bereavement support for the community is also offered.
Torque It Out Program
Organisation: Wheelnutz Garage
This program is a non-clinical service supporting men aged 25–49 in the Jimboomba and Logan Rivers to understand mental health supports. Community members can engage through the walk-in garage space in Meadowbrook, outreach sessions at community events and receive tailored resources for men.
Side-By-Side Consortium Project
Organisation: Village Connect, CrossFit COAH, Maximise Performance Psychology, REAP Fitness, Teti's Club
The Side-By-Side (SBS) Consortium project is a collective of five organisations that deliver a variety of mental health and wellbeing awareness raising activities for the Maori & Pasifika community in Brisbane South. Activities include awareness-raising workshops, fitness and wellness programs, and culturally grounded community events designed to strengthen social connections, reduce stigma, and encourage help-seeking.
By combining their expertise, the consortium supports community members to build resilience and engage with mental health supports in a safe and culturally meaningful way.
Suicide Prevention - Veterinary Workforce Project
Organisation: VetHerd
VetHerd delivers a suicide prevention program for the veterinary community, providing education and skills training to help the sector support one another and stay safe from suicide. In the Brisbane South region, ASIST and safeTALK workshops are offered to veterinarians and related professionals aged 18 and over.
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Suicide Prevention Training Project
Organisation: Educaid
The Suicide Prevention Training for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities Project provides suicide awareness and prevention training across seven communities – South Sudanese, Somali, Eritrean/Ethiopian, Vietnamese, Iranian, Iraqi and Afghan. It aims to help these communities respond more effectively to people experiencing suicidal thoughts while also reducing the stigma surrounding suicide.
Belong Training
Organisation: BrookRED
Brook Red delivers Belong training in the Brisbane South region to help service providers build knowledge, confidence, and capacity when supporting people who identify as LGBTIQA+.
Universal aftercare
The Way Back Support Service
Organisation: Wesley Mission Queensland
The Way Back Support Service provides person led, trauma-informed, non-clinical psychosocial support for people 15 years old and above following a suicide attempt or suicidal crisis for twelve weeks. Support is offered primarily via outreach, with flexible options for attending in the centre and/or video/telehealth support where required.
Referrals for this program are through Brisbane South hospital services, which includes Princess Alexandra Hospital, Logan Hospital and Redlands Hospital. Referrals for this program also includes MH Call.
Outside of Hospital Pathways
Organisation: Wesley Mission Queensland
The Outside of Hospital Pilot Program is a referral pathway which is a voluntary program that supports people 15 years and above with follow-up care, practical support and assertive outreach through the critical risk period of twelve weeks immediately following a suicide attempt or crisis.
Referrals for this service are through a targeted approach with identified community organisations within the region. This service is for anyone in the Brisbane South region.
Family and Friends Program
Organisation: Wesley Mission Queensland
The Family and Friends Program provide one to one peer support and peer group support for carers of people who are experiencing a suicidal crisis. This support is primarily delivered in the form of community outreach. People can receive support through the Family and Friends Program for up to 12 months, and may be eligible to be extended on a case-by-case basis.
Referrals are open to the community 15 years and above through self-referrals, commissioned services, primary health care providers, mental health professionals.