Posted : January 18, 2005
Following the completion of Phase One of this program, which identified issues relating to current practice and barriers to comprehensive and continuous quality of care for people presenting with issues of attempted suicide or self harm, SADI was selected to auspice Phase Two.
This commenced in September 2003 and includes program development activity which addresses the following recommendations: standardised assessment, referral and follow up processes; utilisation of evidence based minimum standards; information management structures that accurately identify deliberate self harm and education and training for primary health care providers and their supporting agencies. Following an application and assessment process, four Divisions were selected to carry out two-year pilots addressing aspects of the recommendations with SADI to provide central coordination and assistance in the development and delivery of training across the state in the third year of the project.