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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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Apr 14, 2022
- 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...
- Apr 7, 2022
- 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...
- Jan 12, 2022
- 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...
- Dec 6, 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...
- Oct 14, 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Oct 1, 2021
- 1 min
Senate Committee recommends The Government should keep their ‘Hands off our charities’
The Mental Health Community Coalition of the ACT (MHCC ACT) are pleased with the recommendation to scrap the ACNC regulations by the...
- Sep 21, 2021
- 2 min
The Community welcome Government support for the mental health of Canberrans
The Mental Health Community Coalition of the ACT (MHCC ACT) commend the joint funding boost from the Federal and ACT Governments for the...
- Sep 16, 2021
- 2 min
Stronger consultation needed for ACT Government budget announcements.
The Mental Health Community Coalition of the ACT (MHCC ACT) welcomes the $26 million package announced today, but highlights a lack of...
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