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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Aug 31, 2021
2 min

Funding for community mental health services a welcome relief under lockdown.

The Mental Health Community Coalition of the ACT (MHCC ACT) welcomes the announcement from the ACT Government to provide additional...

Aug 23, 2021
1 min

Hands off our charities – MHCC ACT joins the call to protect advocacy for those who need a voice.

The Mental Health Community Coalition of the ACT (MHCC ACT) joins ACTCOSS and other not-for-profit organisations in calling for the...

Jul 14, 2021
1 min

Community Sector celebrates win as NDIS Independent Assessments are scrapped.

The Mental Health Community Coalition of the ACT (MHCC ACT) pays tribute to the collaboration of the community sector in the face of...

Jul 5, 2021
2 min

Increased funding needed to ensure the mental health and wellbeing of the Canberra community are met

The Mental Health Community Coalition of the ACT (MHCC ACT) welcomes the announcement from the ACT Government regarding extended funding...

Jul 1, 2021
3 min

Community Sector unites in opposition to NDIS changes.

The Mental Health Community Coalition of the ACT (MHCC ACT) together with ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS), Advocacy for...

Jun 24, 2021
2 min

Raise the Age and address social determinants for Children’s mental health and wellbeing.

The Mental Health Community Coalition of the ACT (MHCC ACT) commends the ACT Government on the Raise the Age Discussion Paper. MHCC ACT...

May 24, 2021
2 min

Celebration of success as ACT mental health Recovery College Two-year trial ends.

Mental Health Community Coalition (MHCC) ACT celebrate the successful trial of a mental health Recovery College in the ACT with a...