Table 3.

Key suicide prevention and response initiatives under the National Agreement

Initiative	Description	Funding
Distress Brief Intervention Trial	Under development in partnership with people with lived experience of emotional distress based on a model piloted in Scotland [27]. Training for non-clinical frontline staff in community settings where people are not seeking help for their distress (e.g., social services) to provide a compassionate response (Level 1) involving referral for 14 days’ intensive support provided by trained community sector staff (Level 2). Includes developing personalised distress management plan and improving coordination and integration between services.	Co-funded by Federal and state governments in New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland where it will be trialled
Postvention	Free face-to-face and/or telephone support (including connections to local services) offered seven days per week for individuals, families, communities and first responders bereaved by suicide; and available in all states/territories. Over three years, selected states/territories will trial enhancing standard postvention services through suicide bereavement counselling and peer support.	Co-funded by Federal and state/territory governments in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and Northern Territory Federally funded in the other states/territories
Universal aftercare services	Up to three months’ follow-up non-clinical support and coordination of care for all people who have attempted suicide or experienced a suicidal crisis. The care is provided by trained support coordinators with flexibility for states/territories to select universal aftercare service delivery models to meet local community needs. Universal aftercare services will trial expanded referral pathways beyond hospital settings to support people experiencing suicidal crisis who do not present to hospital.	Co-funded by Federal and all state/territory governments except South Australia Federally funded in South Australia