The real faces of Better Access funding cuts Mental health advocate and Better Access campaigner Alison Fairleigh has posted this YouTube video featuring the faces...
Today, the Federal Minister for Mental Health announced the temporary restoration of the 'exceptional circumstances' sessions available through the Better Access to Mental Health initiative.
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“Every dollar redirected from Better Access, as part of these measures, will be re-invested into other and new mental health services targeting some of the...
In the coming months Senators have been asked to pass the ‘Health Insurance (Allied Health Services) Amendment Determination 2011 (No. 2) ’ through the...
Alison Fairleigh, co-founder of the #RuralMH chat, talks about the cuts to the Better Access scheme that came into effect yesterday and her determination to...
By Melissa Raven, Flinders University. Melissa is a psychiatric epidemiologist and policy analyst. The evidence for the effectiveness of the early intervention for psychosis model...
At 6pm today, November 1, the final report of the Senate Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into Commonwealth funding and administration of Mental Health Services...
The media and better access: Over the weekend just gone, the media ground to a halt it seemed – intent on focusing on one issue...
Saturday Extra on ABC Radio National - October 29, 2011 Guests Mark Butler Federal Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Christine Hill Clinical psychologist and an adjunct researcher...
BREAKING NEWS (4PM): The final report of the Senate committee inquiry into the funding and administration of mental health has been delayed for a third...
Update: Just 2 hours after publishing this post it was picked up and republished on the United for Change Network blog (minus the links). They are hosting...