MEDIA RELEASES

May 11
2 min

Lack of funding to leave Canberrans with mental health conditions without support

11 May 2022 Joint release with the ACT Council of Social Services (ACTCOSS). With half of the ACT’s community sector organisations...

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Long game of mental health recovery can't be played with short contracts

MHCC ACT

May 3
2 min

Long game of mental health recovery can't be played with short contracts

4 May 2022 Short-term government funding contracts for community-managed mental health services are making it almost impossible to...

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Election focus on NDIS ignores needs of majority of people with mental illness

MHCC ACT

Apr 27
2 min

Election focus on NDIS ignores needs of majority of people with mental illness

27 April 2022 Election policy announcements about the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) have so far failed to recognise the...

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Greens election focus on mental health welcome, but not enough for the community-based workforce

MHCC ACT

Apr 14
2 min

Greens election focus on mental health welcome, but not enough for the community-based workforce

14 April 2022 The Mental Health Community Coalition ACT (MHCC ACT) welcomes the Australian Greens making mental health a priority in the...

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MHCC ACT

Apr 7
2 min

MHCC ACT urges all candidates to make mental health an election priority

7 April 2022 On the eve of a federal election campaign, the Mental Health Community Coalition of the ACT (MHCC ACT) has called on all...

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Exhausted, over-stretched and under-staffed: increased support needed for pandemic's frontliners.

MHCC ACT

Jan 11
2 min

Exhausted, over-stretched and under-staffed: increased support needed for pandemic's frontliners.

The Mental Health Community Coalition of the ACT (MHCC ACT) highlights the impact of the recent Omicron outbreak on mental health and...

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Longer-term investment needed in recommendations for COVID-19 response report.

MHCC ACT

Dec 5, 2021
2 min

Longer-term investment needed in recommendations for COVID-19 response report.

The Mental Health Community Coalition of the ACT (MHCC ACT) welcomes the recommendations made by the Select Committee on the COVID-19...

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Celebration of success as ACT mental health Recovery College Wins Award.

MHCC ACT

Oct 13, 2021
2 min

Celebration of success as ACT mental health Recovery College Wins Award.

Mental Health Community Coalition (MHCC) ACT are pleased to announce that the ACT Recovery College has been awarded the Service and...

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MHCC ACT

Oct 8, 2021
2 min

MHCC ACT supports Motion from Michael Pettersson MLA on ACT Mental Health.

The Mental Health Community Coalition of the ACT (MHCC ACT) supports the motion from Michael Pettersson MLA that calls the ACT Government...

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MHCC ACT

Oct 6, 2021
2 min

ACT Budget: Mental health supports

The Mental Health Community Coalition of the ACT (MHCC ACT) welcomes the ACT Budget and the additional funding for the community mental...

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