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The Hidden Toll Senator WRIGHT: I want to go to the recommendations of the 'The hidden toll: suicide in Australia', the Senate report into suicide in 2010. This might be a question for Senator Nash to...
View ArticleEstimates: The Hidden Toll report
The Hidden Toll Senator WRIGHT: I want to go to the recommendations of the 'The hidden toll: suicide in Australia', the Senate report into suicide in 2010. This might be a question for Senator Nash to...
View ArticleEstimates: National Mental Health Commission Review
NMHC Review Senator WRIGHT: Thank you. I will wait. Let me know if there is someone else I could ask today. I come to the National Mental Health Commission review. Will the government respond to the...
View ArticleEstimates: What are the government's plans for Partners in Recovery?
Partners in Recovery and Medicare Locals Senator WRIGHT: I have been in other committee, so if I ask questions that have already been asked just let me know. I understand the department has been unable...
View ArticleMake mental health a priority
Senator WRIGHT: I, and also at the request of Senator Di Natale, move:That the Senate—(a) notes that four out of five Victorians believe mental health must be a top priority in the upcoming state...
View ArticleSpeech: Photoshop, body image and mental health
Senator WRIGHT (South Australia) (22:07): Tonight I am going to speak about an issue which has troubled me for some time. I know it is of concern to many people in this place and throughout Australia....
View ArticleFederal government must act on youth mental health crisis
Australian Greens spokesperson for mental health Senator Penny Wright says the Government must urgently intervene to address the youth mental health crisis, outlined in a report by the National...
View ArticleRural mental health survey gives damning report on the Abbott government
Senator WRIGHT (South Australia) (22:10): Those who have followed my contributions in this chamber and in the community would know I have an abiding interest in rural mental health. I have travelled...
View ArticleAppalling mental health funding uncertainty must end
Australian Greens spokesperson for mental health Senator Penny Wright says the Abbott Government must urgently guarantee funding for vital mental health services, as organisations report losing staff...
View ArticleClosing the gap in mental health and justice
Senator WRIGHT (South Australia) (17:31): I rise to add my remarks on the Close the gap: progress and priorities report 2014 too, and I want to start by saying that I feel proud and privileged to live...
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 ArticleEstimates: The Hidden Toll report
The Hidden Toll Senator WRIGHT: I want to go to the recommendations of the 'The hidden toll: suicide in Australia', the Senate report into suicide in 2010. This might be a question for Senator Nash to...
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: 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 ArticleEstimates: National Mental Health Commission Review
NMHC Review Senator WRIGHT: Thank you. I will wait. Let me know if there is someone else I could ask today. I come to the National Mental Health Commission review. Will the government respond to the...
View ArticleEstimates: The Hidden Toll report
The Hidden Toll Senator WRIGHT: I want to go to the recommendations of the 'The hidden toll: suicide in Australia', the Senate report into suicide in 2010. This might be a question for Senator Nash to...
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: 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 ArticleMore professional mental health workers needed in country areas
I move that the Senate:1. notes the study by Melbourne's Monash University which shows less people in rural, remote and disadvantaged areas accessing mental health services;2. acknowledges...
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