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Parliamentary Questions


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