Estimates: National Mental Health Commission
Penny Wright asks questions about the National Mental Health Commission Review, staffing of the Commission and future plans.
View ArticleEstimates: Suicide prevention, the Hidden Toll and a target for suicide...
The rate of suicide in Australia appears to be rising. To what extent has the government considered the 42 recommendations in the Hidden Toll report, a Senate Inquiry into suicide in 2010?
View ArticleTime for amateurs is over: Greens respond to chaplains High Court decision
The Australian Greens have challenged Prime Minister Tony Abbott to replace the invalidated chaplains program with professional mental health workers in schools.Following the High Court's decision...
View ArticleBorderline Personality Disorder Awareness Day
We move that the Senate :1. notes that:a. at any point in time, about 1.8% of the general population experiences Borderline Personality Disorder;b. the disorder can be characterised by...
View ArticlePut mental health support in schools
I move that the Senate1. notesa. the findings of the Youth Mental Health Report by Mission Australia and the Black Dog Institute, which states 60 per cent of young people with a mental...
View ArticleThe impact of the budget on youth mental health
Senator WRIGHT (South Australia) (22:09): On 13 May this year, the coalition government handed down a budget that was really quite unprecedented. I have seen quite a few budgets come and go in my life...
View ArticleDon't axe the mining tax - it will build our future
Senator WRIGHT (South Australia) (17:48): Once again we stand here having another go at repealing the MRRT, the minerals resource rent tax, or mining tax, as everybody knows it. Once again we have the...
View ArticleCoalition budget likely to increase suicide and mental ill-health in young...
I table the document Budget 2014 Policy Briefing Papers from ConNetica, and I move that the Senate-(a) notes the findings of the Connetica Budget 2014 Policy Briefing Papers which outline:(i) the...
View ArticleAddressing the Hidden Toll of suicide in rural Australia
I move that the Senate1. notes that a disproportionately high number of completed suicides and suicide attempts involve men in rural areas; and2. calls on the government to implement the key...
View ArticleSenate backs action on rural suicide, despite Nationals opposition
The Senate has called on the Government to fund targeted suicide prevention measures in rural and regional areas, backing a motion by Australian Greens spokesperson on mental health Senator Penny...
View ArticleStatement: Australian Greens on new chaplaincy program
The Australian Greens have urged state and territory governments to think twice before signing up to reinstate the schools chaplaincy program, says Australian Greens spokesperson for schools Senator...
View ArticleRecognising Body Image and Eating Disorders Awareness Week
I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I will move that:The Senate:1. recognises September 1-7 as National Body Image and Eating Disorders Awareness Week; 2. notes that in 2012 there were...
View ArticleBorderline Personality Disorder Awareness Week
Senator WRIGHT (South Australia) (15:43): I, and also on behalf of Senator McLucas, move that the Senate-(a) notes that:(i) at any one point in time, between 1 and 4 per cent of the general population...
View ArticleGreens call for national campaign to tackle mental health stigma
The Federal Government should establish a national anti-stigma campaign to tackle ongoing misperceptions and discrimination around mental illness, say the Australian Greens.Australian Greens...
View ArticleSenator Wright on Veterans Affairs
On behalf of the Australian Greens, I would like to speak to the reports that have been tabled by the Minister for Veterans Affairs and reiterate the importance of having good research into the effects...
View ArticleEstimates: data and funding for eating disorders
Eating disordersSenator WRIGHT: I will now come to the issue of eating disorders. I am interested to know what data the department has in relation to the prevalence of eating disorders in Australia in...
View ArticleMental Health Estimates
Supplementary Budget Estimates Community Affairs Legislation Committee Mental health questions Australian Greens spokesperson for Mental Health, Senator Penny Wright, asks questions about mental health...
View ArticleEstimates: money for mental health research?
Mental health researchSenator WRIGHT: It is about mental health research generally. I am interested in how much money has been allocated to mental health research in the Medical Research Future Fund.Ms...
View ArticleEstimates: The impact of the Budget on mental health
Impact of the Budget on mental healthSenator WRIGHT: I come back to some questions in relation to advice. There have been a lot of concerns raised about the potential effects on mental health and...
View ArticleEstimates: Frozen indexation of mental health programs
Frozen indexation of mental health programs Senator WRIGHT: I would like to ask now about the fact that it has emerged that there will be around about $20 million, arguably possibly more, of mental...
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