Suicide prevention affects us all. The projects we have worked on alongside our clients are part of the driving force behind transformative change toward suicide prevention efforts in Australia. Here is a summary of a few different projects we have worked on.

Impact measurement is an intriguing concept that many not-for-profit organisations are contemplating. While there's no universally accepted approach, it's worth examining how different organisations have experimented with this concept, both in the present and the past.

In a fast-evolving not-for-profit landscape, being adaptable and evidence-driven is essential. We recently partnered with a not-for-profit organisation, with the goal to empower their in-house capabilities for program design and evaluation.

We share some insights drawn from a project we recently undertook in reviewing a PHN-funded situational distress service model — these insights aim to help both commissioning agencies and service provider organisations consider how to design more compassionate service models that address situational distress and contribute to suicide prevention outcomes.

As a Primary Health Network that commissions after-hours primary care services, it is important to understand the key findings of the Evaluation of PHN After Hours Program. Here are five implications for PHNs following this evaluation, and suggestions on how they could do it better.