Common direction. Focused efforts. Meaningful measurements.
Introduction
In February 2025, the National Suicide Prevention Office (NSPO) and the Australian Government launched the National Suicide Prevention Strategy 2025-2035 (the Strategy), which outlines what is required for an effective suicide prevention system. National Suicide Prevention Outcomes Framework (Outcomes Framework) uses the system model provided in the Strategy to measure progress in suicide prevention.
The Outcomes Framework represents significant advancement in three ways:
- shared goals and outcomes developed in partnership with people with and living experience of suicide and key stakeholders from the suicide prevention sector;
- the essential insights into people’s experiences across the life course; and
- inclusion of preventive measures, support systems, and collective efforts as
The annual suicide statistics that highlight the number of lives lost to suicide are devastating, but only tell part of the story. The Outcomes Framework will provide a better understanding of the experiences of the people whose lives have been impacted by suicide, and provide the evidence needed to better support people and prevent suicidal distress from occurring in the first place.
The NSPO will use the Outcomes Framework to monitor suicide prevention efforts nationally. Reports will be published regularly to inform and guide governments, service providers, researchers and communities, to ensure we all work together continually improve efforts to prevent suicide across Australia.
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Find out what members of the Lived Experience Partnership Group have to say about the Outcomes Framework
