The Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention (CBPATSISP) is Australia’s leading authority on Indigenous suicide. The Centre aims to reduce the causes, prevalence and impact of suicide on Indigenous individuals, families and communities.
Beyond Now suicide safety planning app
Resource | 2024
Beyond Now is a free and easy-to-use app designed to be used as part of an overall mental wellbeing and safety strategy. Use the app to create a personalised, easy-to-follow plan to help in those moments when you can’t think straight. our plan is personal to you and includes step-by step supports.
A Guide to Australian Digital Mental Health Resources
Resource | 2024
This guide provides a comprehensive index of Australian, evidence-based digital mental health resources.
Victoria’s mental health services annual report 2022-2023
Resource | 2023
This report focuses on Victoria’s state-funded mental health and wellbeing services and the people who accessed these services for treatment, care and support in 2022–23.
Community Engagement with Purpose
Resource | 2023
VTMH’s Community Engagement with Purpose resource is a comprehensive suite of resources to support mental health workers and mental health organisations undertake community engagement work.
Chief psychiatrist guidelines
Resource | 2023
The Chief Psychiatrist issues clinical guidelines to provide specialist advice on various aspects of clinical service and to inform mental health practitioners and services about the operation and clinical issues in relation to the Mental Health Act (2014).
Families where a Parent has a Mental Illness (FaPMI) - Program Guidelines
Resource | 2023
The FaPMI program aims to improve outcomes for clients who are parents, their children and their families by reducing the impact of parental mental illness on all family members through timely, coordinated, preventative and supportive action within Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS).
Aboriginal health (Department of Health)
Resource | 2023
Many Aboriginal people in Victoria enjoy good or excellent health. However, as a group, Aboriginal people are more likely to experience poorer health outcomes than non-Aboriginal people. This page links to current DH publications on Aboriginal health.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Bill 2022
Resource | 2022
The Mental Health and Wellbeing act and explanatory notes as read in parliament 23/06/2022. This new bill is set to replace the Mental Health Act of 2014.
MARAM and Information Sharing Resource Hub
Resource | 2022
The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare have developed this MARAM and Information Sharing Resource Hub to support the implementation of the Information Sharing Schemes and MARAM.