Purpose
The purpose of Suicide Prevention Community Action Planning (SPCAP) is to lead the collaborative development of coordinated community plans for suicide prevention activities across the Mackay, Isaac, Whitsundays and Northern Queensland regions.
Suicide Prevention Community Action Planning includes and supports those with lived experience to help inform and guide all our plans; while bringing together other key stakeholders working in different sectors such as: Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Education, Family Violence, Local Government, Emergency Services, Commercial, Community and Volunteer Groups across our regions.
This service is proudly coordinated by Wellways, and is supported by funding from the North Queensland PHN through the Australian Government’s PHN Program.
This is an information sharing platform and not a crisis support service
If you or someone you know is in need of immediate help – please call:
Emergency 000, Lifeline 131114, and/or the Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467.
Black Dog Institute Lifespan
Suicide Prevention Community Action Planning follows the Black Dog Institute’s Lifespan Framework for suicide prevention. It combines nine strategies that have evidence for suicide prevention into one community-led approach.