Indigenous Suicide Prevention Activity Assessment Tool

This planning tool is based on the principles described in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project (ATSISPEP).
It shows how communities can plan and lead suicide prevention projects, using essential criteria for success.
Note: This 2017 resource is under review

Source: Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention

Suggested for: Clinicians & Front Line Workers, Communities, PHNs & Funding Organisations
Categories: ∘ Cultural Understanding & Respect ∘, ∘ Promoting Resilience & Preventing Suicide ∘, ∘ Responding to Crisis ∘, Checklist/Tool

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