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A review of 156 local projects funded under Australia’s National Suicide Prevention Strategy: Overview and lessons learned

Alan HeadeyProgram Evaluation Unit, School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Jane PirkisProgram Evaluation Unit, School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bronwen MernerProgram Evaluation Unit, School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Adriana VandenHeuvelAuseinet, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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Penny MitchellProgram Evaluation Unit, School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Jo RobinsonORYGEN Research Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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Jennie ParhamAuseinet, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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Philip BurgessQueensland Centre for Mental Health Research, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Australia
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Pages 247-261 | Received 11 Aug 2006, Accepted 04 Dec 2006, Published online: 17 Dec 2014

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