Queensland currently holds an unenviable title the State Government is keen to lose — it is the worst Australian state per capita for suicide.

Key points: The money will fund suicide prevention and support services to help keep people out of hospitals

The money will fund suicide prevention and support services to help keep people out of hospitals The Mental Health Commissioner says Queensland is the second lowest state in Australia on prevention spending

The Mental Health Commissioner says Queensland is the second lowest state in Australia on prevention spending The Queensland Alliance for Mental Health says the extra spending comes as other services are having funding cut

Last year, 804 people took their own lives — more than three times the number of people who died on the state's roads.

In an attempt to halve that number by 2026, the Queensland Government will fund suicide prevention and support services, for the first time, with a commitment of $62 million in next week's state Budget.

But the Queensland Mental Health Alliance said despite the big announcement at least 10 community mental health services were also set to quietly have their government funding reduced.

Health Minister Steven Miles said the Government would fund the trial of a 24-hour suicide stabilisation centre as an alternative to hospital emergency departments.

"Too many Queenslanders still are ending up in emergency departments," Mr Miles said.

"The purpose of this funding will be, first, giving them somewhere else to go and second to provide that support post-hospital, because we know they are the group that's most at risk."

Mental health support group Beyond Blue will also be funded to help in the first three months after a person attempts suicide.

"Evidence from other jurisdictions indicates suicide attempts and deaths could be reduced by up to 20 per cent through assertive outreach and support during this period," Mr Miles said.

Queensland's mental health commissioner Ivan Frkovic said the money was desperately needed to reduce the growing suicide rate.

"If you look at expenditure in Queensland, we're the second lowest in the country per capita," he said.

"But this additional funding of $62 million, which is welcomed by the commission in terms of the investment, will certainly provide alternatives for people not to have to go to ED [emergency departments], or even if they get to ED, to be able to be channelled to more appropriate support."

Funding promise comes amid cuts to community services

The Queensland Alliance for Mental Health said the new funding came as almost a dozen community mental health services were set to have their state funding reduced.

At least 10 organisations have been told they will not see their funding renewed, worth a total of about $7 million.

Acting alliance chief executive Jacklyn Whybrow said Queensland needed a variety of mental health services.

Jacklyn Whybrow says it is disturbing that so many groups are facing a funding cut. ( ABC News: Josh Bavas )

"The community sector provides alternatives for people that don't necessarily fit — they're not sick enough or they're not acute enough," she said.

"These types of services in the community allow people to enter back into society, build their social capital and reduce their isolation, therefore enhancing their recovery.

"We want to see people being funded to the levels that we require in Queensland."

Organisations such as Stepping Stone Clubhouse, which has received government funding since the mid 1990s, must now look to wind back services to make up for a shortfall in funding to the tune of several hundred thousand dollars.

The operation at Coorparoo on Brisbane's south side services about 500 clients a year, providing help with employment, housing, as well as hospitality training at an in-house cafe.

Lesley Warneke, who has been attending Stepping Stone for five years, said she would not have made it through without the service.

Lesley Warneke said she would have struggled to survive without Stepping Stone. ( ABC News: Josh Bavas )

"You might go to a psychologist for an hour, but they don't do the practical work — this is a practical experience that helps you get back on track," she said.

"We need this place to keep going."

Some of the organisations were also left puzzled after being asked to notify the Health Department which electorates their services were operating in.

The State Opposition's health spokeswoman Ros Bates called on the State Government to restore funding to the community groups.

"Services such as these prevent patients from going into our emergency departments and ending up in acute services," she said.