HOPE Team (Hospital Outreach Post-Suicidal Engagement)

We provide targeted support to people to reduce the risk of suicide re-attempts post-discharge from Emergency Departments, medical wards or inpatient units. 

• We provide outreach support and clinic-based interventions to people experiencing a suicidal crisis
• We allocate a Psychosocial Support Worker and Mental Health Clinician to each individual to provide intensive and individualised therapeutic care and psychosocial support
• Our diverse team of support workers and clinicians can work with you to build your support network and develop individual goals over a 12-week period 

The aim of the HOPE program is to support people for a period of 12 weeks, providing assertive and coordinated care post-discharge, via both outreach and clinic-based therapeutic interventions to reduce the risk of suicide re-attempts and deaths by suicide. 

Keeping with the goals of the Victorian suicide prevention framework 2016–25, the Sunshine HOPE team aims to build resilience in individuals who have made a suicide attempt by providing intensive and individualised therapeutic care and psychosocial support. 

We offer: 

• 12 weeks of intensive support tailored to your unique needs
• Development of an individualised safety plan
• Psychologically focused sessions to increase coping skills
• Practical support and assistance
• Connection to community supports
• Family and carer support 
   
• Ongoing contact in person or over the phone

The HOPE program was developed to provide support to individuals discharged from Emergency Departments, medical wards or inpatient units: 

• Following a suicide attempt, or
• Having displayed suicide ideation, intent or planning 

The HOPE team is a multidisciplinary team based in Sunshine. 

Each consumer is allocated a Psychosocial Support Worker and Mental Health Clinician to deliver practical support and evidence-based therapeutic interventions to address the unique, economic, historical and environmental factors that have contributed to, or continue to contribute to, a person’s suicidality. 

If you are in need of mental health and wellbeing service please contact 1300 874 243. 

If your consumer is currently seeing a clinician at one of our clinics and you would like to discuss treatment or care plans, contact the appropriate local mental health service directly and ask to speak to the key clinician, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.  

HOPE Team Sunshine – 9288 7000 

HOPE Team Melton - 9732 1600 

And ask for HOPE team duty clinician or intake