Question On Notice No. 470 asked in the Legislative Council on 15 December 2021 by Hon Martin Aldridge
Question Directed to the: Minister representing the Minister for Mental Health
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
I refer to the strategy, Suicide Prevention 2020:
Together We Can Save Lives and the Wheatbelt Project Control Group
established in 2016 to support the implementation and function of the Wheatbelt
Suicide Prevention Coordinator, and I ask:
(a) which
body is currently responsible for delivering the Suicide Prevention program in
the Wheatbelt;
(b) will the Minister please detail the budget of this organisation;
(c) how many FTE are employed in the Wheatbelt
Suicide Prevention Program in the:
(i) Central
Coast sub region;
(ii) Central
Midlands sub region;
(iii) Avon
sub region;
(iv) Central
East sub region; and
(v) Wheatbelt
South sub region;
(d) will the Minister please
detail how the performance of this organisation is evaluated;
(e) has the Wheatbelt Suicide Prevention Project Control Group been
dissolved;
(f) if yes to (e), is there another group who advises the Wheatbelt Suicide
Prevention Coordinator on issues specific to the Wheatbelt;
(g) if yes to (f), what are the group’s terms of reference;
(h) is the group currently active and when did they first meet;
(i) how frequently has this group met in the past 12 months; and
(j) how many suicides have there been in the Wheatbelt region in each of the
past five years?
Answered on 16 February 2022
a) Holyoake Australian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Addiction Resolution Inc are the agency commissioned to deliver the Suicide Prevention Program in the Wheatbelt.
b) In the 2021/2022 financial year, the budget allocated for the implementation of the Suicide Prevention Program in the Wheatbelt is $208,998 (GST exclusive).
c) Holyoake employ 1 FTE to coordinate the Suicide Prevention Program across the Wheatbelt.
d) The performance of Holyoake for the delivery of the Suicide Prevention Officer program in the Wheatbelt is monitored and evaluated for contract compliance against agreed key performance measures linked to activities outlined in their contract. The Mental Health Commission has contract management systems, policies, guidelines and procedures in place that comply with legislative and Department of Finance requirements.
e) The Wheatbelt region Suicide Prevention Project Control Group has not been dissolved. It is known as the Wheatbelt Suicide Prevention Advisory Group and comprises of Government and Non-Government services and people with lived experience.
f) N/A
g) N/A
h) The Wheatbelt Suicide Prevention Advisory Group is currently active and have been meeting since 10 November 2016.
i) In 2021, the group met 3 times.
j) Table 1: Number of confirmed suicide deaths that occurred in the Wheatbelt region per calendar year.
Year
|
Number of confirmed suicide deaths
|
2017
|
17
|
2018
|
20
|
2019
|
20
|
2020
|
Data not available
|
2021
|
Data not available
|