This month’s newsletter introduces key focus areas for 2026 - 2027. All linked to the National Suicide Prevention Strategy and the Critical Shifts for change identified by the Collaborative. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

July 2026

Life Promotion and Suicide Prevention FNQ - July 2026

A new era emerges for suicide prevention community action planning

The National Suicide Prevention Strategy 2025-2035, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Strategy 2025-2035 and the Shifting Minds 2023-2028 strategic plan has invited the Collaborative to reflect on the movements for change efforts across FNQ.  The reflective process has confirmed the Collaborative's efforts remain relevant, aligned and sustainable across the regions whilst remaining true to community development principles.  

As 2026 moves into this new era of national alignment driving the movement for change, the Collaborative continues to reimagine, evolve and explore how else life promotion is supported in each and every community.

Introducing the New Focus Areas

What is a Focus Area?

Linked to the Common Agenda for Change and the National Suicide Prevention Strategy and Outcomes Framework, each Focus Area is a discrete and targeted area of intentional effort on a specific topic, cohort, or location.

Evolving from collaborative work, key focus areas include:

First Nations Collaborative

The centring of Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing of healing and community.

Domestic and Family Violence

The intersection of two social movements for change through discovery and advocacy.

Gambling Harm

Supporting communities' understanding of the intersection of gambling and life promotion.

Youth Voice

Where youth stories of experience hold influence for change. 

Cape York Focus Forum

The sharing and translation of life promotion knowledge unique to Cape York.

Referral Reform

Re-imaging ways of working collaboratively that promote an individual's agency that may resolve service system pain points.

Continuous Communications

Intentional engagements that are foundational for community development.

Community Development

Exploring life promotion and suicide prevention by invitation in select communities across Cape York.

LGBTIQA+

Supporting communities' conceptualisation of suicide prevention and life promotion.

If you are interested in any of the Focus Areas and in being part of the movement for change, please contact Gill via gill@beaconstrategies.com.au

Looking back, looking forward

The Domestic Family Violence Intersection

The Collaborative is so excited to expand the curiosities at the intersection of two movements for change.  The Cairns Collective Impact for DFV (CCIDFV) have shared that raising awareness and advocating for dialogue with agencies regarding the suicidal intersection of DFV is a priority.  Let's make it our priority too with discrete sector support sessions and greater community engagement events.

The Gambling Intersection

The Collaborative is bringing together the exceptional talents of seasoned Community Development practitioners. Supporting communities' awareness of Gambling harm and its impact upon what a good life can be.  The Collaborative welcomes Alan Blackshaw from UCC to share the impacts of gambling (the stats are astounding!) and how communities can be supported through life promotion.

Cape York Focus Forum

Great momentum continues in the sharing of geographical nuanced suicide prevention with the Cape York Focus Forum. The Forum members were invited to elevate their understanding of what Suicide Prevention means for First Nations men. Carl Honeysett of Kunjur First Nations Men's Collective shared Kunjur’s current healing engagements and the vision of supporting cultural healing ways for Cape communities.

Let's keep an eye out for the Cape York Focus Forum's Community Cork Board in weeks to come as well.

Next meeting will be on 17 September online at 10.00am
Register here:
Cape York Focus Forum – Fill out form

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