The Kimberley Aboriginal Suicide Prevention Trial is led by WA Primary Health Alliance, Country WA PHN, in partnership with KAMS, who are coordinating on-the-ground activities.
The Trial is helping to develop a suicide prevention model suitable for the unique needs of Kimberley Aboriginal communities.
Communities participating in the Trial are: Broome, Bidyadanga, Dampier Peninsula, Derby, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek, Kununurra, the Kutjungka region and Wyndham.
Additional information and resources are available on the WAPHA Site here.
Current Training Information
Kimberley Protocol: Deliberate Self-Harm and Suicidal Behaviours
TRAINING FOR NON-HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS:
The Kimberley Protocol on Deliberate Self-Harm and Suicidal Behaviours (the Protocol) outlines a pathway for human service agencies to assist people presenting with deliberate self-harm and suicidal behaviours to access appropriate care, including:
- Appropriate screening and assessment; and,
- Effective follow-up, support and safety planning.
The Protocol is the first of its kind in the region, developed by the Drug, Alcohol and Mental Health Subcommittee of the Kimberley Aboriginal Health Planning Forum. KAMS have partnered with WA Country Health Service (WACHS) to roll-out training to human service agency staff, including Police, school staff, youth workers, peer mentors etc.
For further information please contact Stefanie Faraone, Capacity Building Officer – Suicide Prevention at KAMS, at spcapacitybuilding@kamsc.org.au or on 9194 3205.
Please see the relevant dates for training in your region*:
Location |
Venue |
Date |
Time |
| Wyndham | Peter Reid Memorial Hall | 9 March | 9-11:30am |
| 1-3:30pm | |||
| Kununurra | Waringarri Aboriginal Corporation | 12 March | 1:30-4pm |
| 13 March | 9-11:30am | ||
| 1-3:30pm | |||
| Balgo / Mulan | TBA | 23 March | 9-11:30am |
| 1-3:30pm | |||
| Bililuna | TBA | 24 March | 9-11:30am |
| 1-3:30pm | |||
| Beagle Bay | TBA | 1 April
2 April |
2-4:30pm |
| Ardyloon | TBA | 2-4:30pm | |
| Derby | TBA | 16 April | 9-11:30am |
| 1-3:30pm | |||
| Halls Creek | TBA | 21 April | 9-11:30am |
| 1-3:30pm | |||
| Fitzroy Crossing | TBA | 7 May | 9-11:30am |
| 1-3:30pm | |||
| Kalumburu | TBA | 12 May | 1:30-4pm |
| 14 May | 9-11:30am | ||
| Broome | TBA | 3 June | 9-11:30am |
| 1-3:30pm | |||
| Bidyadanga | TBA | 4 June | 9-11:30am |
| 1-3:30pm | |||
| Warmun | Yellow House | 25 June | 9-11:30am |
| 1-3:30pm |
Health Workforce Training in Suicide Prevention
The health workforce training in suicide prevention aims to:
- increase the knowledge, skills and confidence of health workforce and clinic staff to identify, screen, assess, and manage patients who are presenting with, or may be at risk of, deliberate self-harm and suicidal behaviours to improve patient safety; and,
- to support health services to be more user friendly for mental health presentations to help at-risk people feel more comfortable to enter and access health services.
KAMS in partnership with WACHS will deliver the Health Workforce Training in Suicide Prevention across the Kimberley in the following months. This training is for all health workforce and clinic staff and will include information of the Kimberley Protocol on Deliberate Self-Harm and Suicidal Behaviours.
To complete the training, participants will attend two, 3 hour sessions (Session A; Session B). Depending on location, Sessions A and B will be delivered over one full day or two half days.
For further information please contact Stefanie Faraone, Capacity Building Officer – Suicide Prevention at KAMS, at spcapacitybuilding@kamsc.org.au or on 9194 3205.
Please see the relevant dates for training in your region*:
Location |
Venue |
Dates |
Delivery mode |
Time |
|
| Wyndham | Peter Reid Memorial Hall | 10 March | Session A | 9am-12pm | 1-4pm |
| 11 March | Session B | 9am-12pm | 1-4pm | ||
| Kununurra | Waringarri Office | 16 March | Session A | 9am-12pm | 1-4pm |
| 17 March | Session B | 9am-12pm | 1-4pm | ||
| Balgo /Mulan | Balgo Health Centre | 22 March | Full day training | 9am-3pm | |
| Bililuna | Bililuna Health Centre | 25 March | Full day training | 9am-3pm | |
| Beagle Bay | Beagle Bay Health Centre | 1 April | Full day training | 9am-3pm | |
| Ardyloon | One Arm Point Community Health | 2 April | Full day training | 9am-3pm | |
| 3 April | Full day training | 9am-3pm | |||
| Derby | TBA | 14 April | Session A | 9am-12pm | 1-4pm |
| 15 April | Session B | 9am-12pm | 1-4pm | ||
| Halls Creek | TBA | 22 April | Session A | 9am-12pm | 1-4pm |
| 23 April | Session B | 9am-12pm | 1-4pm | ||
| Fitzroy Crossing | TBA | 5 May | Session A | 9am-12pm | 1-4pm |
| 6 May | Session B | 9am-12pm | 1-4pm | ||
| Kalumburu | Kalumburu Remote Area Health Service | 13 May | Full day training | 9am-3pm | |
| Bidyadanga | Bidyadanga Health Centre | 5 June | Full day training | 9am-3pm | |
| Broome | KAMS Training Centre | 8 June | Session A | 9am-12pm | 1-4pm |
| 9 June | Session B | 9am-12pm | 1-4pm | ||
| Warmun | Yellow House | 23 June | Session A | 9am-12pm | 1-4pm |
| 24 June | Session B | 9am-12pm | 1-4pm | ||
*Training dates are subject to variations due to suitability to deliver training at that point of time.