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LGBTIQ+ SUICIDE PREVENTION TRIAL

Overview

This evaluation report examines Mind Australia's Aftercare Program, an LGBTIQ+ suicide prevention trial delivered in North Western Melbourne from 2019-2021. The program provided peer and clinical support to 52 LGBTIQ+ individuals following suicide attempts or ideation. The evaluation found the program was highly effective, with 100% client satisfaction and significant improvements in mental health outcomes. However, it faced challenges including under-resourcing, staff turnover, and initial lack of cultural safety within the organization.

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Key insights

Key Insights:

  1. 100% client satisfaction - All clients felt safe, supported and would recommend the program

  2. 86% reduction in suicidal ideation - Significant decrease in thoughts of self-harm among participants

  3. Peer support model highly effective - LGBTIQ+ staff with lived experience created reciprocal, affirming relationships

  4. Program filled critical service gap - Addressed lack of culturally-safe suicide prevention for LGBTIQ+ communities

  5. Under-resourcing hampered implementation - Insufficient staffing and resources delayed full program establishment initially

  6. Cultural safety challenges - Mind Australia lacked LGBTIQ+ inclusive environment, though this improved over time

  7. COVID-19 created mixed impacts - Virtual delivery increased accessibility but reduced personal connection

  8. Strong collaboration achieved - Program successfully integrated with 13 different referral service providers

Did this resource draw on transformative evidence?

<p>This document was heavily based on experiential expertise. The evaluation incorporated lived experience through:</p>

<ul>
<li><strong>Program staff</strong>: LGBTIQ+ workers with mental health and suicidal ideation lived experience</li>
<li><strong>LGBTIQA+ LEAD advisory panel</strong>: Ongoing input from people with lived experience of suicidal ideation</li>
<li><strong>Co-design process</strong>: Extensive consultation with LGBTIQ+ individuals with suicide experience</li>
<li><strong>Client voices</strong>: Direct feedback from 8 program participants through surveys/interviews</li>
</ul>
<p>This document incorporated significant practice wisdom through:</p>

<ul>
<li><strong>Mind Australia&#39;s expertise</strong>: 40+ years of mental health service experience and LGBTIQ+ community work</li>
<li><strong>Staff insights</strong>: 5 program staff interviews sharing frontline practice knowledge</li>
<li><strong>Referrer perspectives</strong>: 7 referring practitioners provided service integration insights</li>
<li><strong>Peer practitioner experience</strong>: Direct practice wisdom from LGBTIQ+ peer workers with lived experience</li>
</ul>
<p>This document was extensively based on research and evaluation insights:</p>

<ul>
<li><strong>Mixed-methods evaluation</strong>: Surveys and interviews with clients, staff, and referrers</li>
<li><strong>Program logic framework</strong>: Structured evaluation design linking inputs to outcomes</li>
<li><strong>Thematic analysis</strong>: Systematic coding of qualitative data</li>
<li><strong>External research</strong>: Referenced studies like Private Lives 3 and international suicide prevention literature</li>
</ul>

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Categories

Resource type

Evidence Summary

Translational research priority theme

Culturally responsive, intersectional approaches to care

Population cohort

LGBTIQA+SB Communities