Crucial mental health services forgotten by government, likely to close
15 December 2022 Joint release with Woden Community Service. Proven services to help people tackle severe mental health challenges will...
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MEDIA RELEASES
MHCC ACT
- Oct 26, 2022
- 3 min
'Wellbeing' Budget largely ignores mental health
26 October 2022 The Mental Health Community Coalition ACT (MHCC ACT) laments the grave lack of support for mental health in the Federal...
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MHCC ACT
- Aug 30, 2022
- 2 min
Focus needed on the jobs and skills that support everyone
30 August 2022 With the mental health workforce at breaking point, the national Jobs and Skills Summit and the ACT Government must...
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MHCC ACT
- Aug 19, 2022
- 2 min
Small steps for progress on older persons’ mental health
19 August 2022 The ACT Government’s long-anticipated strategy for older persons’ mental health and wellbeing has a lot of promise but...
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MHCC ACT
- Aug 4, 2022
- 2 min
Homelessness and mental health: connected and both failed by government inaction
4 August 2022 As Homelessness Week comes to an end, we need to remember the link between homelessness and mental health conditions: that...
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MHCC ACT
- Aug 2, 2022
- 5 min
ACT Budget investments in mental health are welcome, but mainly for bandaid solutions
2 August 2022 The Mental Health Community Coalition ACT (MHCC ACT) welcomes increased funding for suicide prevention and mental health...
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MHCC ACT
- Jun 28, 2022
- 2 min
The data is in; now we need action on mental health
28 June 2022 Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health concern in Australia and the ACT. Yet funding for...
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MHCC ACT
- May 11, 2022
- 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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MHCC ACT
- May 4, 2022
- 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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MHCC ACT
- Apr 27, 2022
- 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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