Provision of Consultancy Service to design a strengths based, community model for suicide prevention

The Queensland Government is seeking Proposals for QMHC ITO 07/15 - Provision of Consultancy Services to design a strengths based, community model for suicide prevention in accordance to the priorities and principles of the Queensland Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol Strategic Plan 2014-2019.

A key activity of the Queensland Government’s renewed approach to suicide prevention includes planning and scoping the feasibility of, and processes required, to undertake a whole of region, place based intervention which:

• Utilises a process of integrated planning, and takes into consideration existing community infrastructure;
• Includes all sectors and stakeholders such as health, housing, employment, education, justice and police, and establishes their respective roles and accountabilities;
• Involves multifaceted and multilevel elements at the community, service system and individual levels;
• Is cost effective and includes agreed outcomes, reporting and evaluation.

This project aims to develop a model which utilises existing community infrastructure and strengths whilst at the same time building capacity for community level suicide prevention activities that are responsive to local requirements.

For detailed information on the specific goods / services sought under this tender, please review the "Specification Documents" in "Section 3 - Here is the detail".