Roundtables
The Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project (ATSISPEP) worked with community members to evaluate a range of existing Indigenous suicide prevention programs and services.
There were several regional and topical roundtables held, along with a number of consultations as outlined below.
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Regional roundtables
The project team hosted six regional roundtables across Australia in 2015 and 2016:
- Adelaide, 26 of April 2016
ATSISPEP - Adelaide Roundtable Report (PDF, 3.7 MB) - Cairns, October 2015
ATSISPEP - Cairns Roundtable Report (PDF, 3.3MB) - Darwin, July 2015. Co-hosted by the Aboriginal Medical Service Alliance of the Northern Territory (AMSANT).
ATSISPEP - Darwin Roundtable Report (PDF, 3.2MB) - Kimberley, August 2015, held in Broome, hosted by the Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Service and the Kimberley Regional Aboriginal Health Planning Forum.
ATSISPEP - Kimberley Roundtable Report (PDF, 3.2MB) - Mildura, 12 March 2015, Victoria and co-hosted by the Mallee District Aboriginal Service.
ATSISPEP - Mildura - Roundtable - Report (PDF, 3.2MB) - Shoalhaven, 28 April 2016, held in Nowra.
ATSISPEP - Shoalhaven Roundtable Report (PDF, 3.4MB)
- Adelaide, 26 of April 2016
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Topical roundtables
National Roundtables targeting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth, people identifying as LGBTQI, and those involved in the Justice System were held. They provided useful front-line perspectives of the central issues involved for each of these groups.
- Justice Roundtable, 20 March 2015, held in Canberra and co-hosted by the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation. It examined issues associated with Criminal Justice (courts and jails), suicide and suicide prevention.
ATSISPEP - Justice Roundtable Report (PDF, 3.8MB) - LGBTQI Roundtable, 18 March 2015, held in Canberra and co-hosted by the National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation. This was the first-ever Indigenous LGBQTI forum.
ATSISPEP - LGBTQI Roundtable Report (PDF, 3.2MB) - Youth Roundtable, 16 March 2015, held in Canberra and co-hosted by the National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation. Invited representatives from across Australia and focused on suicide prevention in the youth sector.
ATSISPEP - Youth Roundtable Report (PDF, 3.3MB)
- Justice Roundtable, 20 March 2015, held in Canberra and co-hosted by the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation. It examined issues associated with Criminal Justice (courts and jails), suicide and suicide prevention.
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Expert stakeholder consultations
- Clinical Factors Roundtable, 29 January 2016, held in Darwin.
- Critical Response Meeting, July 2015, UWA, Perth. The meeting examined the need for a crisis response mechanism in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The meeting was held at UWA to consider the need for the suitability and effectiveness of a crisis response model in an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander setting.
ATSISPEP - Critical Response Meeting Report (PDF, 3.2MB) - Suicide and Suicide Attempts Data and Statistics Workshop, 6 November 2015, held in Canberra.
- The contexts and causes of suicide amount Indigenous Australians
ATSISPEP - The contexts and causes of suicide among Indigenous Australians (PDF, 509KB) - Workshop on Factors Contributing to Suicide
ATSISPEP - Workshop on Factors Contributing to Suicide (PDF, 322KB) - Report of the Workshop on the Systems Approach to Suicide Prevention
ATSISPEP - Report of the Workshop on the Systems Approach to Suicide Prevention (PDF, 1.4MB)