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We believe in sharing the knowledge and learnings we capture through our work with people and organisations across the health and social services sectors.
Our blog consists of thoughtful and practical content and insight across a range of topic areas that aims to better enable people and organisations to plan, design, implement and evaluate their work.
Drafting the Suicide Prevention Community Action Plan for the Cairns and Hinterland Region
The development of the Cairns and Hinterland SPCAP has been quite the journey. Although experiencing a number of temporary disruptions, the end result has been more than worth it. The process so far has been a rewarding one with many highlights to report…
5 steps for Primary Health Networks before embarking on their next service design project.
Recently, our team has closed out a number of PHN specific design projects. As a means of providing value for our PHN colleagues, we thought we would share some specific service design insights and tips for you to consider before running your next service design process.
Cairns and Hinterland Suicide Prevention Community Action Plan Community Advisory Group Meeting - May
The purpose of this meeting was to present all consultation findings that have been collected so far and present a list of activities that could potentially make it into the final Cairns and Hinterland Suicide Prevention Community Action Plan.
Lived experience & LGBTIQAP+ engagement summary
Through a series of face-to-face co-design sessions, we gained many insights from a range of community members’ perspectives. These insights will directly inform the development of the Suicide Prevention Community Action Plan (SP-CAP) for the Cairns and Hinterland region.
5 considerations for PHNs to go from regional planning to effective commissioning
Regional planning processes aim to build a PHN’s understanding of a particular health issue. Through targeted engagement with stakeholders, regional planning enables PHNs to prioritise activities for investment. This blog offers those working in PHNs 5 things to consider prior to commencing their next regional planning process.
Cairns and Hinterland Suicide Prevention Community Action Plan Community Advisory Group Meeting - April
Find out what we have achieved in the Community Advisory Group meetings for this project so far and the approach and outcomes of the April meeting, discussing the vision, purpose, implementation and governance of the Cairns and Hinterland region Suicide Prevention Community Action Plan.
Cairns and Hinterland Suicide Prevention Community Action Plan Community Advisory Group Meeting - March
Wondering what the SPCAP CAG meetings look like? This blog explores our Community Advisory Group meeting: co-design session 1. Within this meeting, we identified issues and ideas surrounding suicide in the Cairns and Hinterland region communities. The outcomes of this meeting have detailed in this blog so be sure to check it out.
Why use a survey to drive targeted engagement for the Cairns and Hinterland Suicide Prevention Community Action Plan?
As a part of our ongoing engagement with Northern Queensland PHN to develop a Suicide Prevention Community Action Plan, we have distributed a survey that aims to engage a broader community to contribute to the development of this plan. Read this blog to find out how you can be involved.
Lived Experience and LGBTQIAP+ Engagement Opportunity!
We are inviting stakeholders from these communities to offer their thoughts and insights into the current state of suicide prevention in the Cairns and Hinterland region, and how it should look in the future to achieve better outcomes for the community. Read this blog to find out more about how to register and engage in these sessions!