Domestic, family and sexual violence are significant but often overlooked risk factors for suicide risk.
CWSW recently made a submission to the national inquiry examining the relationship between domestic, family, and sexual violence and suicide.
Frontline services across Australia are responding daily to victim-survivors experiencing suicidal ideation following experiences of violence. Yet policy and service systems too often treat suicide prevention and violence responses separately.
Our submission calls for the recognition of the specialist family, domestic and sexual violence services as essential partners in suicide prevention, not adjunct services and improved workforce capability and system integration.
