Resilience Project

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ICCWA’s Resilience Project in the South West Region of WA has recently been completed.  The project was funded through the National Suicide Prevention Strategy (NSPS) by the Department of Health and Ageing since 2005.

The Project has come a long way since its inception in 2003 when a dedicated group of agency representatives and community members formed a taskforce in response to a cluster of suicide deaths in the region.  The South West Suicide Prevention Taskforce initiated the idea of building resilience in communities to prevent suicide. This theme ran through the Project at several levels and the Project continues to benefit from the ongoing support and guidance of the multi-agency South West Resilience Reference Group.

The extensive achievements of the Resilience Project were recognised nationally when ICCWA was awarded the Suicide Prevention Australia LIFE Award under the  Healthy Communities category in September 2009.

Currently, Resilience Project staff are being retained by ICCWA until December 2010 to continue to work with local communities, agency networks and working groups on Community Action Plans while investigating further funding options as a priority.

 This project was supported by National Suicide Prevention Strategy Funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.