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. 2024 Aug 26;24:2315. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-19483-w
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1. Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan Part A: The Framework [84], Part B: implementation plan, Part C: performance and monitoring plan [85]
2. Central & Eastern Sydney Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Regional Plan [101]
3. Murrumbidgee Murrumbidgee Regional Mental Health, Suicide Prevention and Alcohol and Other Drugs Regional Plan 2021-24 [102]
4. Hunter, New England and Central Coast Mental Health Regional Plan 2020–2025 incorporating suicide prevention [103]
5. Nepean Blue Mountains Joint Regional Mental Health Suicide Prevention Plan (foundation plan) and Strategic Plan [104]
6. Northern Sydney Northern Sydney mental health, suicide prevention and alcohol and other drugs regional plan 2021–2026 [105]
7. South Eastern NSW South Eastern NSW regional mental health and suicide prevention plan 2018–2023 (updated 2021) [106]
8. South Western Sydney Regional mental health and suicide prevention plan to 2025 [107]
9. Western NSW Regional mental health and suicide prevention plan 2019–2022 [108]
10. Western Sydney Western Sydney integrated regional mental health and suicide prevention plan 2020–2022 [109]
11. Northern Territory Northern Territory Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Foundation Plan 2021–2022 [110]
12. Country South Australia Mental health and suicide prevention regional plan: A joint foundation plan between Country SA PHN and Country Health SA Local Health Network 2019–2021 [111]
13. Adelaide Towards wellness plan: Adelaide Metropolitan Integrated Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan [112]
14. Brisbane North Planning for wellbeing 2020–2025 revised, A Regional Plan for North Brisbane and Moreton Bay focusing on mental health, suicide prevention, and alcohol and other drug treatment services [113]
15. Brisbane South Working together differently Brisbane south mental health, suicide prevention, alcohol and other drug foundation plan 2020–2022 [114]
16. Central Queensland Central QLD, Wide Bay, Sunshine Coast PHN: Joint Regional Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan 2020–2025 [115]
17. Darling Downs and West Moreton Healthy minds. Healthy lives. Darling Downs and West Moreton Joint Regional Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, and Alcohol and Other Drug Plan 2021–2026 [116]
18. Gold Coast Planning for a compassionate and connected Gold Coast: A Joint regional plan for mental health, suicide prevention, alcohol and other drugs services: foundational plan 2020–2025 and Implementation report July 2021 [117]
19. Northern Queensland Joint Regional Wellbeing Plan for Northern Queensland [118]
20. Western Queensland A five year plan (2021–2026) to improve mental health, suicide prevention and alcohol and other drug treatment services in Western Queensland [119]
21. Tasmania Rethink 2020 a state plan for mental health in Tasmania 2020–2025 and Rethink 2020 implementation plan [120]
22. South Eastern Melbourne South Eastern Melbourne’s plan for mental health, suicide prevention and alcohol and other drugs 2020–2025 [121]
23. Western Victoria Joint regional mental health and suicide prevention foundation plan [122]
24. Eastern Melbourne Regional integrated mental health, alcohol and other drugs and suicide prevention plan for eastern and north eastern Melbourne 2019–2024 [123]
25. Gippsland Gippsland mental health and suicide prevention plan: foundational plan 2019–2022 [124]
26. Murray Together: A regional approach to mental health, alcohol and other drugs and suicide prevention foundation plan [125]
27. North Western Melbourne Regional Foundation Plan blueprint foundation plan 2020-22 [126]
28. WAPHA – Perth South, Perth North, Country WA PHNs WA Foundation Plan for Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drug Services, and Suicide Prevention [127]

Note. At the time of our analysis in November 2022, we found 28 regional plans representing 30 of Australia’s 31 PHN regions. The WA regional plan included three PHN regions; and the North Coast area regional was released in December 2022 and was therefore not included in our analysis