Standby Replication Project: Final Evaluation Report. Executive Summary

This document provides a summary of a longitudinal evaluation of the StandBy Response Service, a suicide bereavement response service. The purpose of the evaluation was to demonstrate evidence of the community benefits of this program & the benefits of the program to people in the primary target group who had used the service. Qualitative & quantitative findings suggest the StandBy Response Service does increase a community’s capacity to respond appropriately & effectively to suicide incidents & suicide bereavement.