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.

In July 2020, we closed off a service delivery project with our partners Children’s Health Queensland. Within this project we were engaged to support the transition from the development of a draft Child Protection Capability Framework to the development of contemporary resources. This project page outlines our approach to service design planning and implementation and how our involvement informed statewide implementation practices for the Child Protection Capability Framework.

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.

Beacon Strategies supported Relationships Australia Queensland to plan and deliver community education as part of the Senior Financial Protection Service. As a result of COVID-19, the program involved primarily digital engagement such as videos, webinars, online resources and email marketing to help connect with older people and their communities and raise awareness around recognising and responding to financial elder abuse.