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National Suicide Prevention Outcomes Framework - Outcomes and Indicators
Outcomes and indicators
The NSPO collaborated with the Lived Experience Partnership Group (LEPG) to define both the development process and to create the outcomes that underpin the Outcomes Framework.
The Outcomes have been designed to be person-centred and include what is important to people who have lived through suicidal distress, cared for a person experiencing suicidal distress, or those who have lost loved ones to suicide.
The Outcomes and indicators are the foundation of what is to come in the Outcomes Map to be released in 2026. The Outcomes Map will outline the data measures that will help to understand the impact of suicide prevention efforts for specific communities. The NSPO is working closely with the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and other key stakeholders to include both quantitative and qualitative data measures.
The five suicide prevention goals and sixteen person-centred outcomes were shared for consultation with the NSPO’s Advisory Board, Jurisdictional Collaborative Forum, and Scientific Advisors. Once refined and agreed upon, the NSPO partnered with these groups to develop a set of indicators carefully tailored to measure the outcomes and capture the concepts that matter most in understanding and preventing suicide. These indicators not only describe what needs to change but also set the direction for that change.
To ensure broad representation, the outcomes and indicators underwent extensive consultation with relevant Commonwealth portfolios, peak bodies representing groups disproportionately impacted by suicide, and sector representatives.
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.
