• About the National Suicide Prevention Office

    22 August 2025 - The National Suicide Prevention Office (NSPO) was established in January 2022 as a specialist office located within the National Mental Health Commission. The NSPO is tasked with leading a coordinated, whole-of-governments approach to suicide prevention.   

  • Head of the National Suicide Prevention Office announced

    3 September 2025 - The National Mental Health Commission welcomes the announcement by The Hon. Emma McBride, Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, of the appointment of Dr Alex Hains to the position of Head of the National Suicide Prevention Office (NSPO).

  • Get involved

    3 September 2025 - Register here to be kept informed about the work of the NSPO and receive opportunities to help shape our work through the NSPO e-newsletter.

  • Get involved

    4 September 2025 - Register here to be kept informed about the work of the Commission.

  • Newsletters

    10 September 2025 - All the National Suicide Prevention Office's regular updates and special announcements in one spot.

  • Meet the NSPO Team

    20 October 2025 - Thanks for your interest in our team. We are honoured to be a small part of a large suicide prevention sector with thousands of colleagues all working to offer hope and save lives.

  • Welcome to our new Lived Experience Partnership Group members

    10 September 2025 -

  • National Disaster Mental Health and Wellbeing Framework

    9 October 2025 - The Commission led the development of a National Framework to guide a co-oordinated approach in Australia to mental health experiences in the context of national disasters.

  • National Guidelines Launched to Support Mental Health and Wellbeing in Early Childhood Health Checks

    11 September 2025 - The National Guidelines provide a nationally consistent framework for integrating mental health and wellbeing into existing ECHCs, recognising the critical importance of the first 2,000 days of life in shaping a child’s development, health, and future outcomes.

  • Employment

    29 September 2025 - We are a motivated, professional team committed to improving the mental health and well-being of Australians. We offer interesting, challenging and rewarding careers in a flexible, efficient and high performing work environment.

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.