A $3.8 million trial program will support NSW teenagers who have tried to take their own lives.
The Youth Suicide Crisis and Aftercare service pilot sites will begin operating next month at Blacktown in western Sydney and Coffs Harbour on the mid-north coast.
Those locations have high presentations to hospital emergency departments of young people in crisis or who have self-harmed.
NSW Mental Health Minister Bronnie Taylor said the service would be designed by young people with experience of suicide in conjunction with families and carers, youth mental health and suicide prevention experts.
"It will be designed for young people by young people and will not only change lives, it will save them," she said on Wednesday.
"Increasing community support for people after a suicide attempt can reduce the likelihood of a further attempt," she said.
"We know that young people are often reluctant to reach out for help and don't always engage well with clinical services - what works well for adults often doesn't work well for young people."
The trial will involve rapid follow-up, continuity of care and establish a genuine connection with the young person.
Referrals to the Youth Suicide Crisis and Aftercare trial are expected from emergency departments, mental health services and general practitioners.
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