Beacon Strategies were engaged by COORDINARE to support inside and out associates australia to co-design the establishment of local Suicide Prevention Outreach Teams (SPOT) in the South Eastern NSW region. The co-design of SPOT was funded by the NSW Ministry of Health as a key component of the statewide Towards Zero Suicides initiatives. Beacon Strategies summarised the co-design process through development of a service model summary document, presenting the final model to Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD at completion of the co-design process.

Key stakeholders in the Logan/Beaudesert region have reported a number of issues and challenges relating to the capacity and accessibility of mental health services for children and youth. Brisbane South PHN have engaged Beacon Strategies to scope a coordinated service response to meet the mental health needs of children and youth in the region.

In 2020 Beacon Strategies engaged in a service design project partnering with Ipswich City Council. There was an opportunity to review the utility and performance of the City Heart Cabs program to ensure the program adheres to community needs, achieves the Council’s objectives and uses insights provided by similar models being operated by other local governments.

The project involves the development, testing and evaluation of a multi-modal place-based model of support for individuals caring for people experiencing a suicidal crisis. The program was part of the broader Suicide Prevention in Health Services Initiative which aimed to identify and translate the evidence base for suicide prevention in the health service delivery context.

The Paradise Kids service model redesign project saw Beacon Strategies partner with Wesley Mission Queensland to develop an evidence based, holistic and financially sustainable child and health service hub.

Beacon Strategies in partnership with the Northern Territory PHN led a co-design process to redesign a NTPHN commissioned refugee health service model. In addition to targeted stakeholder engagement, Beacon Strategies identified a series of change management recommendations that aim to support the implementation of the service model.