Guided by the work of the Suicide Prevention and Response Office, this strategy is a call to action for governments, workplaces, schools, the media, sectors, industries and the Victorian community to come together to reduce the rate of suicide, support those impacted and stop the stigma that surrounds it.

The strategy aims to reduce the rate of suicide, support those impacted and stop the stigma that surrounds it by working across government, service providers and the community to deliver objectives under six priority areas and achieve our vision of: All Victorians working together to reduce suicide.

Priorities

1. Build and support connected systems
2. Build on and strengthen existing supports across the suicide prevention and response continuum
3. Build and support a compassionate, trauma-informed workforce, strengthened by lived and living experience
4. Reduce suicide-related stigma and enable community-wide action
5. Drive whole-of-government collaboration and innovation 
6. Build on and use data and our evidence base in delivery and evaluation 

The strategy, and broader work of the Suicide Prevention and Response Office, has been developed alongside people with a lived and living experience of suicide. These are people who deeply understand the problems and gaps in our current system and know how we can improve.