Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Strategy & Action Plan

The Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Strategy and Action Plan has been published today, demonstrating Defence's commitment to reduce suicide in the Armed Forces and provide support to those affected by it.

The Strategy establishes eight focus areas: 

1. Understand high risk groups within the Armed Forces
2. Educate the Armed Forces about suicide and its prevention
3. Enable individual resilience and support personal needs
4. Enable safe military environments
5. Enhance organisational management of those at risk
6. Enable access to support for those at risk
7. Develop accessible postvention support
8. Improve organisational learning

To read the full Strategy and Action Plan, please click HERE​