Media Releases: Policy & Reform
The Australian community is left waiting for mental health reform
13 June 2025
Peak mental health body Mental Health Australia acknowledges some progress made by Health and Mental Health Ministers at their joint meeting, but calls for greater collective action on key reform prio…
Read moreMental Health Australia welcomes ALP's comprehensive platform for mental health
8 April 2025
The country’s peak mental health body Mental Health Australia welcomes the Australian Labor Party’s $1bn election commitment to significantly increase access to free mental health supports a…
Read moreMental Health Australia welcomes Coalition commitment for youth mental health
28 March 2025
The country’s peak mental health body Mental Health Australia welcomes the Coalition’s election commitment to increase youth mental health support and calls on all political parties and cand…
Read moreMental health left behind in Federal Government’s pre-election budget pitch
25 March 2025
The 2025-26 Federal Budget shows no commitment to improving access to mental health supports for the Australian community. Australia is facing enormous pressures on our collective mental health and we…
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Dr Peggy Brown AO to drive mental health reform as Chair of the sector’s peak body
23 January 2025
The Mental Health Australia Board is excited to announce Dr Peggy Brown AO as its new Chair, continuing the peak body’s commitment to improving mental health and driving long-term reform. Dr…
Read moreGovernments take action on mental health sector priorities
16 August 2024
Mental Health Australia commends health and mental health ministers for listening to the mental health sector and agreeing to take immediate action on recommended priorities at the ministers…
Read more2023 Federal Budget: Mental health reform still in progress
28 February 2023
Mental Health Australia welcomes the Albanese Government’s commitment to mental health, but flags the need for more detail and long-term investment in systemic reform. Mental Health Australia’s C…
Read moreIntegrated, accessible care essential to address gaps in eating disorders treatment
28 February 2023
In response to the issues explored by last night’s ABC Four Corners report, Mental Health Australia acknowledges the crisis in eating disorders care and calls on the federal government to put issues o…
Read moreMedia release: Mental Health Australia welcomes the Federal Budget as it lays the foundation for future reforms
25 October 2022
Mental Health Australia welcomes the Federal Budget as it lays the foundation for future reforms Mental Health AustraliaNikki Hogan Director, External Relations 0402 528 022
Read moreMedia release: Mental Health Australia welcomes reinstatement of telepsychiatry items
18 October 2022
Mental Health Australia welcomes the announcement that the Australian Government will be reinstating additional Medicare support for telehealth psychiatry mental health consultations which is expected…
Read moreMedia release: Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide Interim Report
11 August 2022
Mental Health Australia welcomes the urgent and immediate recommendations in the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide Interim Report, particularly the focus on improved coordination of su…
Read moreMedia release: Tackling loneliness with a social prescription
23 May 2022
Loneliness and social disconnection are hidden health risk factors, and as more Australians than ever before report experiencing loneliness, as a symptom of a more disconnected society and compounded …
Read moreMedia release: Mental Health Australia welcomes and congratulates the incoming Albanese Government
23 May 2022
Mental Health Australia – the peak national non-government organisation representing and promoting the Australian mental health sector – welcomes and congratulates the incoming Prime Minister Anthony …
Read moreMedia release: Multicultural Australians encouraged to vote with mental health in mind
17 May 2022
Australia is a multicultural country, and as our cultural, linguistic and religious diversity continues to grow, we must acknowledge just how difficult the last two years have been for many in our eth…
Read moreMedia release: Affordable and appropriate housing – the absolute foundation for mental health recovery and wellbeing
17 May 2022
In a week where the focus has been on the increase to mortgage repayments, Mental Health Australia is reminding both major parties, and all candidates in the Federal Election, just how important affor…
Read moreMedia release: Pre-election survey reveals importance of mental health policy to Australian voters
12 May 2022
A survey commissioned by Mental Health Australia found 82% of respondents view a party’s position on mental health and wellbeing and provision of related services as important in guiding their voting …
Read moreMedia release: We must stamp out stigma and discrimination if we are to improve our mental health
12 May 2022
As polling day for the 2022 Federal Election draws near, Mental Health Australia is reminding the major parties, and all candidates, of the importance to address all forms of stigma and discrimination…
Read moreMedia release: We can no longer ignore the link between climate change and mental health
10 April 2022
Mental Health Australia is today calling on both major parties and all candidates in the upcoming Federal Election to acknowledge and act on climate change.Mental Health Australia CEO Dr Leanne Beagle…
Read moreMedia release: Vote with mental health in mind
10 April 2022
Mental Health Australia CEO Dr Leanne Beagley says the future of our mental health system, and the many community based, and life-linked, causes of mental ill-health will be discussed every day during…
Read moreMedia release: The mental health costs that come with increases to the cost of living
5 April 2022
As many Australians work out what an increase in interest rates will mean for their weekly or monthly budget, on top of the already increasing costs of food, petrol and more, Mental Health Australia i…
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