The National Suicide Prevention Office (NSPO) acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the
Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters on which we live, work and learn.
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The Overview provides the purpose, aims and intent of the Outcomes Framework and explains how the components operate together to provide a better understanding of the impact of efforts being made nationally.
Relationship between the National Suicide Prevention Strategy 2025 - 2035 and Outcomes Framework
With the Strategynow in delivery phase, it is critical that we have a way to meaningfully measure and report nationally on the outcomes that matter to people. The Outcomes Framework measures progress against the direction outlined within the Strategy by translating the Strategy model into person-centred outcomes to ensure we have a consistent and agreed upon way to monitor progress.
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Strategy 2025 -2035 and the Outcomes Framework
The Outcomes Framework is built around the National Suicide Prevention Strategy 2025-2035, which mutually reinforces the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Strategy 2025-2035. This means that the goals and outcomes of the Outcomes Framework speak to what both strategies are aiming to achieve at a whole-of-population level.
The Outcomes Framework contributes to an improved understanding of suicide prevention goals and outcomes for both non-Indigenous people and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It does this by capturing more holistic outcomes, drawing on concepts of social and emotional wellbeing, and facilitating more diverse narrative-based insights by incorporating qualitative data collection. It also highlights differences in outcomes for specific population groups where data allows and engages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in how the data is interpreted.
However, the Outcomes Framework should not be understood as the mechanism for measuring the implementation or impact of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Strategy 2025–2035. As a whole-of-population framework, it can support broader visibility of outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, but it cannot replace a dedicated approach to measuring theNational Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Strategy’s specific priorities, actions and intended outcomes. This is particularly important given the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Strategy is grounded in self-determination, cultural continuity, community leadership, healing, and the full domains of social and emotional wellbeing. In addition, the Outcomes Framework is reliant on existing quantitative data sources, which can be limited in supporting a full understanding of the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
The theories of change for the Outcomes Framework underpin the Outcomes Map (i.e. the goals, outcomes, indicators and data measures) and shows the connections between the Strategy and what is being measured in the Outcomes Framework.
Donwload the National Suicide Prevention Outcomes Framework Overview
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The Commission acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters on which we live, work and learn.
Diversity
The Commission is committed to embracing diversity and eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of health services. The Commission welcomes all people irrespective of ethnicity, lifestyle choice, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity.
Lived Experience
We acknowledge the individual and collective contributions of those with a lived and living experience of mental ill-health and suicide, and those who love, have loved and care for them. Each person’s journey is unique and a valued contribution to Australia’s commitment to mental health suicide prevention systems reform.
