Manual of Resources for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention

∘ Responding to Crisis ∘

Deliberate Self Harm and Suicidal Behaviour

Clinicians & Front Line Workers, Communities, PHNs & Funding Organisations / By

This clinical protocol aims to reduce deliberate self-harm and suicidal behaviour by ensuring that people at risk are able to access consistent levels of support across the Kimberley, including:

Appropriate screening and assessment
Effective follow-up and safety planning.
The protocol recognises the role in suicide and self-harm of historical and current trauma, grief and loss, racism, child abuse and neglect, cultural breakdown, family and domestic violence, homelessness, poverty and sexual assault.

It provides additional guidance on drug or alcohol dependence, acknowledging the complexities of supporting Indigenous people who experience these issues after an episode of self-harm.

Source: Kimberley Aboriginal Health Planning Forum

AIMhi Stay Strong

Clinicians & Front Line Workers / By

This app is designed to be used by service providers and clients in a client session. It is available in iOS and Android versions and facilitates discussion about:

Friends and family who help keep clients strong and healthy
Personal strengths relating to spiritual and cultural, physical, family, social and work, and mental and emotional aspects of clients’ lives – represented visually as leaves on a tree
Aspects of clients’ lives that take away their strength in the same four areas
Setting client-driven goals for change to work on
Plans for achieving their goals and steps towards goals
It includes screening based on K5 and K10 scales and help-seeking prompts for people who score high levels of psychological distress.

A youth version of the AIMhi app, AIMhi-y, is under development but not yet available for download. It is funded by Northern Territory PHN as part of the National Suicide Prevention Trial.
Source: Menzies School of Health Research

How to Apply for Funding in Suicide Prevention: A Guide for Communities

Clinicians & Front Line Workers, Communities, PHNs & Funding Organisations / By

This guide is based on the principles described in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project (ATSISPEP).
It shows how communities can identify sources of funding and host organisations for community projects, and outlines the information required to make a successful grant application.
Note: This 2017 resource is under review

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

Indigenous Suicide Prevention Activity Evaluation Framework

Clinicians & Front Line Workers, Communities, PHNs & Funding Organisations / By

This evaluation framework is based on the principles described in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project (ATSISPEP).
It is designed to evaluate suicide prevention activities that are already underway, and to provide guidance around evaluation while in the planning stages.
Note: This 2017 resource is under review

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

Indigenous Suicide Prevention Activity Assessment Tool

Clinicians & Front Line Workers, Communities, PHNs & Funding Organisations / By

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

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