Media Releases: 2025
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…
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Joint open letter urging investment to address unmet need for psychosocial support
26 May 2025
On Monday 26 May 2025, Mental Health Australia and all state and territory mental health peak bodies wrote to all Health and Mental Health Ministers encouraging decisive action on investment in psycho…
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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Mental Health Australia calls for free mental health care for all children and young people in Australia
27 February 2025
Peak mental health body Mental Health Australia (MHA) is urging all political parties to commit to free mental health care for everyone under the age of 25 as part of their federal election …
Read moreDr 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…
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