The agreement between the Commonwealth and the states and territories on how mental health and suicide prevention will be funded and run. It names culturally and linguistically diverse communities and refugees as priority groups for better outcomes.
Topic: Suicide prevention
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Victorian suicide prevention and response strategy 2024–2034
Victoria’s ten-year, whole-of-government plan to reduce suicide, built around compassionate services and an intersectional approach. Its summary does not single out multicultural, migrant or refugee communities, which is useful context for advocacy.
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Suicide & self-harm monitoring: Migrants and refugees
National data on suicide among people who came to Australia as humanitarian entrants and other permanent migrants. Rates were lower than for the whole population but rose with time spent in Australia, and humanitarian entrants had higher rates than other permanent migrants.