MHA's 2025 Federal Election Platform

Mental Health Australia is urging all political parties to commit to implement pathways to free mental health care for everyone under the age of 25 as part of their election platforms. 

This ambitious move could change the trajectory for mental health in Australia, by investing in accessible care, earlier in life, during the most critical phase of growth and development. 

We need further investment to ensure availability of mental health supports in the community that GPs can refer people to, as well as appropriate alternate pathways online, through schools and walk-in community hubs, so that all children and young people can access the mental health supports they need. 

This targeted call to action forms the third component of Mental Health Australia’s Federal Election platform, building on our Vision Statement released in December, and Sector Sustainability Statement (link to PDF below) also released today.  

Mental Health Australia’s Sector Sustainability Statement outlines seven key actions to improve funding and contracting arrangements to ensure certainty for the community and sector providing mental health support. We will call on Federal Election candidates to pledge to support the Statement to and deliver these changes if elected for the next term of government. 

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