THE Federal Health Department has announced it is taking "a further step" towards reducing the number of lives lost to suicide in Australia, by providing $8 million to support research aimed at identifying effective approaches to suicide prevention.
The move follows the initiative announced earlier this month by three Queensland Primary Health Networks, which are providing funding to train community pharmacy staff and members of the public in early suicide prevention techniques (PD 13 Nov).
The Federal program will be provided through the Government's Million Minds Mission, with the grant round officially opening today.
See more at health.gov.au.
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