Suicide & self-harm monitoring
Outcomes Framework: Outcomes Map
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About the Outcomes Map
The Outcomes Map is a key component of the National Suicide Prevention Outcomes Framework, developed collaboratively with individuals with a lived and living experience of suicide. The Outcomes Map links the objectives and intended impacts outlined within the National Suicide Prevention Strategy 2025–2035 (the Strategy), including social, economic, and health components, demonstrating how they are interconnected and collectively influence suicide prevention efforts. By incorporating both quantitative and qualitative data, the multi- and mixed-method information in the Outcomes Map provides a comprehensive approach for identifying desired changes, evaluating measurement, and delivering deeper insights into the effectiveness of suicide prevention efforts nationally.
The Outcomes Map consists of an Introduction Document, an interactive tool, and a Technical Workbook that present the main outcomes, indicators, and data measures across important factors related to suicide prevention in Australia. This outline helps stakeholders track progress, identify areas needing improvement, and ultimately strengthen outcomes for individuals, families, and communities affected by suicidal distress.
For more information about the development of the Outcomes Map, please visit National Suicide Prevention Office’s (NSPO) Outcomes Framework webpage. The Introduction Document hosted by NSPO covers content relating to the Outcomes Map aims, its connection to the Strategy, the use of a strengths-based person-centred approach to goals and outcomes, development, and how to use the Outcomes Map.
Outcomes Map Technical Workbook
The Outcomes Map Technical Workbook is part of the National Suicide Prevention Outcomes Framework. It provides a clear structure for understanding and monitoring suicide prevention efforts in Australia. It details goals, outcomes, indicators, and data measures, with plain language explanations, information on data sources, collection frequency, and data quality. This workbook, developed by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) in partnership with the NSPO and qualitative researchers from the Manna Institute, University of New England (UNE), helps users better understand the quantitative and qualitative data, and sources, used in the Outcomes Map to support measurement and reporting of the Outcomes Framework. The Technical Workbook further details components of the data, including the use and application of the Data Quality Framework. To download a copy of the Technical Workbook, please click the button below. The Technical Workbook content is outlined in the table below.
Table 1: Outcomes Map Technical Workbook content details
| Excel workbook tab name | Summary of tab content |
|---|---|
| Outcomes Map - Overview | This tab presents a summary of the information, including the data measures, related to the Outcomes Map. The table outlines the goals, outcomes, indicators, and both quantitative (quant) and qualitative (qual) data measures, along with the rationale for the selection of these measures. |
| Quality & Technical Outline - Quant | This tab contains comprehensive technical information regarding the Outcomes Map's quantitative data. It details the specific quantitative measures, including plain language descriptions, data sources, the most recent available data, reporting frequency, and assessments of data quality using our Data Quality Framework. |
| Technical - Qual | This tab summarises technical information about the collection and analysis of qualitative data in the Outcomes Map. The table contains the qualitative research question for each Goal and Objective of the Outcomes Framework, along with corresponding primary data collection questions, secondary data analysis questions, and indicator-level prompts (to guide analysis and/or data collection). |
| Quality Assessment - Qual | This tab summarises the quality assessment of the qualitative data in the Outcomes Map. As qualitative data has not yet been collected for the Outcomes Framework, it provides a prospective assessment based on the quality of the co-designed qualitative questions. The table outlines the constructs within each research question, their definitions, examples of how they may appear in everyday language (operationalised terms), and example terms mapped to the expected direction of change. |
| Data Sources | This tab summarises the data sources used in the Outcomes Framework, including information about the data custodian, a description of each source, details on the sampling frame, the most recent data, data frequency, and a link to additional information on each source. |
| Predictive 10y reporting cycle | This tab shows estimated reporting timelines for individual measures and overall indicators within the Outcomes Framework. Projections rely on past release dates and scheduling patterns to estimate data updates over the ten-year reporting period of the National Suicide Prevention Strategy. These are only estimates and may differ from actual availability. Forecasting cycles helps guide planning for qualitative data collection and reporting schedules. |