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A suicide hotspot is a specific site which is frequently used as a location for suicide and which provides either the means or an opportunity for suicide.
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Under the Mental health: taking action to tackle suicide package, $15 million funding over five years (2011-2015) has been committed for the Improving safety at 'hotspots' measure. The purpose of this measure is to reduce the risk of suicide at suicide hotspots through the implementation of capital works.
Full program guidelines are available at Improving safety at 'hotspots' grant guidelines 2011-2014.
The invitation to apply for round one of Improving safety at ‘hotspots’ opened on 30 March 2012 and closed at 2pm on 30 April 2012.
On 5 April 2012, two resources aimed at preventing and managing suicide were released. These were prepared under the auspices of the Australian Suicide Prevention Advisory Council and developed by the University of Melbourne:
- Preventing suicide at suicide hotspots, which provides guidance to agencies involved in the management of suicide hotspots or the development of infrastructure to prevent a location becoming a suicide hotspot.
- Developing a community plan for preventing and responding to suicide clusters, which assists Australian communities to manage or contain an actual or potential suicide cluster.
For more information about the Improving safety at ‘hotspots’ measure, please email hotspots.funding@health.gov.au.
Page last reviewed: 14 March 2013
