Media Releases: 2022
Mental Health Australia Media Release: Carolyn Nikoloski appointed CEO of Mental Health Australia
14 November 2022
Leading mental health policy specialist Carolyn Nikoloski has been announced as the new Chief Executive Officer of Mental Health Australia.
Read moreMental Health Australia Media Release: Call for social media giants, users to prevent Medibank data spreading
14 November 2022
Peak health and community sector organisations have today issued a joint call urging social media giants and users to prevent stolen sensitive Medibank Private customer data from spreading further onl…
Read moreMental Health Australia Media Release: Good mental health needs more than one month of practice
25 October 2022
World Mental Health Day and Mental Health Month (October) may be over for 2022, but Australians encouraged to maintain mindful practices for good mental health. Mental Health AustraliaNikki Hogan…
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 review of NDIS
18 October 2022
Mental Health Australia welcomes the Federal government’s announcement of an independent review of the NDIS. 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: Mental Health Australia commences search for new CEO
13 October 2022
Mental Health Australia CEO Dr Leanne Beagley has today announced she will be resigning from her position with the peak body.Mental Health AustraliaNikki Hogan Director, External Relations 0402 528 02…
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: Mental Health Australia reports to the nation on World Mental Health Day
10 August 2022
One in two Australians have needed mental health support in past three months, according to a landmark report released today, which is World Mental Health Day.Mental Health AustraliaNikki Hogan Direct…
Read moreMedia release: Reform needed to address high rates of mental ill-health: National study results
22 July 2022
The national independent peak for the mental health sector cites the findings of a national study of mental health and wellbeing in Australia released today as further evidence of the urgent need for …
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: The NDIS must be more user friendly for people with psychosocial disability
11 May 2022
Since the inception of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Mental Health Australia has advocated for improvements to NDIS assessment and service provision to better meet the needs of peop…
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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