• National Mental Health Commission

    18 July 2025 - We provide evidence and advice on ways to continuously improve Australia’s mental health and suicide prevention system, and act as a catalyst for change to achieve those improvements.

  • Submissions

    2 July 2025 - The National Suicide Prevention Office contributes submissions to public inquiries and consultations where they involve issues relating to suicide prevention in Australia. All our submissions are available for download here.

  • National Suicide Prevention Adviser Final Advice

    28 July 2025 - In July 2019, the Australian Government announced its commitment to working ‘towards zero suicides’ and the appointment of the First National Suicide Prevention Adviser.

  • National Suicide Prevention Office

    18 August 2025 - In response to recommendations in the National Suicide Prevention Final Advice and the Productivity Commission Inquiry into mental health, the Federal Government announced the creation of a National Suicide Prevention Office in May 2021. The Office is a critical national driver of the work towards zero suicides by ensuring a whole-of-government approach that is informed by lived experience and creates opportunities to respond early and effectively to distress.

  • Monitoring and Reporting

    18 August 2025 - A core function of the Commission is independent monitoring and reporting on the extent to which people with lived experience of mental illness, their families and other support people, are supported to live contributing lives across health and other domains, such as early childhood, education, employment, disability and housing.

  • Projects

    18 August 2025 - The Commission plays an ongoing role in collaborating across the sector to drive system improvements and play a key role in monitoring and reporting on mental health reform.

  • Lived Experience

    18 August 2025 - It’s through listening to those providing services, those who fund services, and most importantly, those who use services that we will find the information we need to move towards the mental health system Australia needs. Every person’s story we hear, every experience shared, helps to develop our understanding of the system that’s required to best meet the needs of Australians living with mental ill health and their carers.

  • National Suicide Prevention Office projects

    18 August 2025 - The NSPO sets strategic directions, builds capabilities, supports cross jurisdiction and cross portfolio action and reports on the agreed outcomes.

  • The National Suicide Prevention Strategy

    27 August 2025 - The National Suicide Prevention Strategy is the first major deliverable for the National Suicide Prevention Office. It brings together first-hand evidence provided by people with lived and living experience of suicide, the latest research, and recommendations from existing inquiries and reports.

  • National Guidelines for including wellbeing in early childhood checks

    8 September 2025 - Mental health concerns often begin during childhood. Supporting children’s experiences, health and development in the first 2,000 days of life is critical.

Acknowledgement of Country

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.