Establish a Cross-Portfolio Suicide Prevention Governance Group
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Beneficiaries: Veterans and their families, government agencies. Source: strategies/The-20National-20Suicide-20Prevention-20Strategy-202025-35.pdf. Evidence: Evidence-backed
When someone dies, the family notifies one agency and it flows to all of them (ATO, Medicare, Centrelink, DVA, state government). One form, not twelve. Start with a pilot between two agencies.
Veteran claims wait-time public dashboard
Veteran claims wait-time public dashboard How: DVA publishes wait times by claim type monthly. Outcome: Operationalises the $800M Royal Commission response.
Veteran advocacy workforce funding boost
Veteran advocacy workforce funding boost How: Expand existing free veteran advocacy program. Outcome: Advocacy workforce is the binding constraint on claim processing.
Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates
Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.