| Inquiry status: Ongoing | Date started: 30 April 2025 | Submissions close: 8 August 2025 | Reporting date: TBA |
The closing date for submissions was 8 August 2025.
For any further information, please contact the Secretariat or call (02) 6207 5498.
- By email (preferred): LACommitteeSP@parliament.act.gov.au
- By post: Standing Committee on Social Policy, ACT Legislative Assembly, GPO Box 1020, Canberra ACT 2601
Support for anyone affected by the issues raised in this inquiry is available from:
- Lifeline on 13 11 14 or www.lifelime.org.au
- Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636 or www.beyondblue.org.au
- Kids Helpline (for young people aged 5 to 25 years) on 1800 551 800 or www.kidshelpline.com.au
- Access Mental Health: 1800 629 354
- Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 or www.suicidecallbackservice.org
- MensLine Australia: 1300 789 978 or www.mensline.org.au
- Men’s Link Australia: (02) 6268 2226 or www.menslink.org.au
- 13YARN: 13 92 76 or www.13yarn.org.au
- QLife: 1800 184 527 or www.qlife.org.au
- Dads in Distress: 1300 853 437 or https://www.parentsbeyondbreakup.com/dids
Terms of reference
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| TORs - Inquiry into men's suicide rates |  PDF (199.9 KB) |
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Sensitive content and themes in evidence
Owing to the nature of this inquiry, some evidence received in submissions includes sensitive content and themes that may be distressing for some people.
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| Submission 20 - Australian Federal Police Association | PDF (688.4 KB) |
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| Submission 19 - Confidential | PDF (206.3 KB) |
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| Submission 18 - Playgroup NSW | PDF (2.0 MB) |
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| Submission 17 - Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANSCP) ACT Branch | PDF (388.6 KB) |
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| Submission 16 - Confidential | PDF (304.7 KB) |
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| Submission 15 - ACT Children and Young People Child Death Review Committee | PDF (1.7 MB) |
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| Submission 14 - Dr Hilary Caldwell | PDF (425.5 KB) |
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| Submission 13 - Lifeline | PDF (627.8 KB) |
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| Submission 12 - Running for Resilience | PDF (412.2 KB) |
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| Submission 11 - Jordan Rocke | PDF (364.3 KB) |
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| Submission 10 - COTA ACT | PDF (405.1 KB) |
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| Submission 09 - South Asian Research and Advocacy Hub (SARAH) | PDF (566.2 KB) |
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| Submission 08 - Menslink | PDF (1011.5 KB) |
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| Submission 07 - Orygen | PDF (371.4 KB) |
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| Submission 06 - Name withheld | PDF (290.1 KB) |
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| Submission 05 - David Maywald | PDF (1.5 MB) |
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| Submission 04 - Australian Multicultural Action Network | PDF (1.1 MB) |
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| Submission 03 - James Walker | PDF (311.4 KB) |
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| Submission 02 - Name withheld | PDF (370.5 KB) |
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| Submission 01 - Name withheld | PDF (334.2 KB) |
Public hearings
Day 1 - Thursday, 16 October 2025 (Venue: Prince Edward Island Room, ACT Legislative Assembly)
Day 2 - Tuesday, 25 November 2025 (Venue: Prince Edward Island Room, ACT Legislative Assembly)
Day 3 - Friday, 28 November 2025 (Venue: Prince Edward Island Room, ACT Legislative Assembly)
Witness List - TBC
View current public hearings schedule and click here to read transcripts from these hearings.
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| 01. Media Release - Inquiry into men's suicide rates | PDF (187.9 KB) |