About this Survey 

This survey seeks your feedback on the draft Advice on the National Suicide Prevention Strategy (Advice on the Strategy). Your feedback will help to inform advice to Government from the National Suicide Prevention Office on a National Suicide Prevention Strategy.

This consultation survey will close on midnight Sunday, 27th of October 2024.

To be truly effective we need a comprehensive suicide prevention system that: 

• Acts to prevent people from reaching the point of suicidal distress in the first place.  This can be achieved by taking proactive steps to address areas of disadvantage and adversity that contribute to distress before they escalate into suicidal thoughts or attempts. 

• Strengthens the support system to ensure that when a person does experience suicidal distress, support is accessible, compassionate, and effective. The support system must be able to respond to individual needs and circumstances, be better equipped to address the full range of factors underlying a person’s distress and aim to restore wellbeing.  

• Is sustained by collective effort from governments, sectors beyond health, service providers, and communities.  The system needs to be supported by greater accountability, more research and better data, and a stronger suicide prevention workforce. This will require the voices and expertise of lived and living experience to be embedded in the heart of policy design and implementation. 

The survey will ask your thoughts on: 

• How well the Advice on the Strategy articulates what is required for long term change in suicide prevention
• If there is anything critical that the Advice on the Strategy is missing that should be included 
• If you think any of the recommended actions need greater clarification or explanation 
• Which actions you believe should be prioritised.

Prior to completing the survey, read the Advice on the National Suicide Prevention Strategy Consultation draft  (Below). It may also be helpful to open a copy of the draft Strategy in another window while you complete the survey.

You do not have to answer every question. 

Please take care of yourself as you read the Advice on the Strategy and ask for help if needed. Support is always available. You can access support and information via the organisations listed on the National Suicide Prevention Office’s Find support webpage.