Our partnerships
Gold Coast Health’s Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Services are committed to building and maintaining relationships with a broad range of stakeholders within and beyond the health system. These relationships provide a foundation for person-centred care, enabling more connected care and the delivery of innovative models of care that better meet our community's’ needs.
Key partnerships for Mental Health and Specialist Services include but are not limited to:
- Other teams and services across Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service
- Queensland Health
- Primary care
- Gold Coast Primary Health Network (GCPHN)
- Non-government organisations
- Private providers
- Universities, schools and training providers
- Community and social sector and services
Joint Regional Plan for Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, Alcohol and Other Drugs
The Joint Regional Plan for Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, Alcohol and Other Drugs Services 2020-2025 aims to set out the agreed way forward for improved collaboration and and partnerships between mental health, suicide prevention, alcohol and other drugs services in the Gold Coast region. The Joint Regional Plan is the result of extensive consultation with a range of stakeholders and builds on a strong partnership between Gold Coast Health and GCPHN.
GCPHN and Gold Coast Health are committed to open communication on progress of the Joint Regional Plan:
The Suicide Prevention Community Action Plan
As an initiative of the Joint Regional Plan, a Suicide Prevention Community Action Plan (CAP) was developed utilising the LifeSpan framework to support a holistic approach to suicide prevention in our region.
The CAP seeks to strengthen relationships and collaboration in the planning, coordination, and implementation of suicide prevention activities. As this plan is ambitious and wide-reaching, people are encouraged to use it to guide all suicide prevention activities in the Gold Coast region. This plan is intended to be iterative and ongoing. The Suicide Prevention Implementation Group provides guidance for its implementation and is supported by the Regional Suicide Prevention Coordinator.
