PREVENTION THROUGH
CONNECTION
Operation Compass is the ex-ADF and Families Suicide Prevention Project, based in Townsville.
Operation Compass is:
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One of 12 National Suicide Prevention trial sites funded by the Commonwealth Government
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The only project focused exclusively on veterans of the ADF and their families.
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Commenced in March 2017 and is expected to be completed by June 2020.
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Focused on Townsville due to its large veteran community.
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Coordinated through the Northern Queensland Primary Health Care Network.
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Managed by a full-time project manager, with oversight by a local Steering Committee, Implementation Team and Advisory Committee.
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Chaired by Lieutenant General John Caligari AO, DSC (retired).
Free and Safe Professional Counselling
for northern Queensland
