Torres and Cape region SPCAP
Cairns and Hinterland region SPCAP
Townsville region SPCAP
Mackay region SPCAP
Suicide Prevention Community Action Plans
Ten years of local action, collective impact, and shared hope
For more than a decade, SPCAPs have brought communities across northern Queensland together to help prevent suicide through local leadership, collective action and community ownership. By bringing together local knowledge, experience and perspectives, SPCAPs support communities to identify what matters most locally and work collectively towards meaningful and lasting change.
"We just wanted to start a tiny support group. If we can help even a couple of people, it's worth it."
Jackie Perry
Talk about it Tuesday
Find your local SPCAP
SPCAP is a network of four regional community action plans working together across Northern Queensland. Every project, conversation, event, workplace initiative, school activity, lived experience group and community action can contribute to something bigger.
- Torres and Cape region SPCAP
- Cairns and Hinterland region SPCAP
- Townsville region SPCAP
- Mackay region SPCAP
Click a hotspot on the map to explore region-specific initiatives.
Get involved
You may already be contributing to suicide prevention without realising it. Ideas or concerns about Building social connection, supporting local events, mentoring young people, strengthening culture, creating safe workplaces and helping people feel connected can all contribute to community wellbeing ,your local region’s SPCAP wants to connect with you!
Four regions. Four plans. One shared commitment
Northern Queensland’s Suicide Prevention Community Action Plans (SPCAPs) bring together communities, people with lived and living experience, organisations, local government areas and services across 31 local government areas. Each regional SPCAP reflects local priorities, strengths and opportunities while contributing to a shared vision for suicide prevention and wellbeing across Northern Queensland. There is not one SPCAP document. Rather, there are four regional SPCAPs working together as part of a collective, community-led approach to suicide prevention
Stories of hope and care
Across our region, stories of hope and care bring to life the suicide prevention work happening in our communities, sharing the local actions, connections and partnerships helping to make a difference.
2016 to 2026 and beyond
Looking ahead, SPCAPs are aligning with Australia’s National Suicide Prevention Strategy and National Suicide Prevention Outcomes Framework 2025–2035, connecting national priorities with the unique needs, strengths and priorities of northern Queensland communities.
Over the past decade, grassroots suicide prevention and response initiatives have made a meaningful difference across northern Queensland. This publication recognises the often unseen, volunteer-led efforts supporting individuals, families, workplaces and communities across our region.
Explore the publication to see what we’ve achieved together, what’s happening now, and a summary of future actions planned for each of the four regions