Billion-dollar suicide strategy failing, audit finds

Federal government suicide prevention funding is failing to achieve its objectives, an audit shows. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Government spending of almost $1 billion on suicide prevention is failing to achieve its objectives and the outcomes are not being monitored.

The Australian National Audit Office has released findings critical of the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing's development and monitoring of suicide prevention measures.