Letter to the Editor: Letter to the Editor regarding ‘Early impacts of the “National Suicide Prevention Trial” on trends in suicide and hospital admissions for self-harm in Australia’

Australia’s suicide rates have been largely unchanged for decades, despite multiple suicide prevention strategies, several national mental health plans, new mood disorder–specific national organisations (e.g. Beyond Blue) and rising antidepressant use (Jorm, 2019). The National Suicide Prevention Trial (NSPT) (2016–2021) was the latest such trial, funded by the Australian Government (Page et al., 2023). Conducted over 12 regional sites across Australia, its aim was to develop individualised suicide prevention strategies targeting specific at-risk demographic groups.