It has been repeatedly claimed by critics that Medicare supported psychological services fail to reach disadvantaged groups, but is that claim actually true? We decided to find…
Politicians rely on spin to justify cutting spending on public access to mental health treatment. In the current situation, the Government has relied on a…
I’m 26 years old. I’ve lived the past 8 of those years with an eating disorder (anorexia nervosa, purge-type), and a further 5 years prior…
In 2009 I was referred for counselling. Nothing that other people saw as major or extreme had happened. There were a build up of stressors.…
The August edition of Medical Journal of Australia has published research on the treatment rates for depression in Australia, comparing the Better Access program with…
The Government has been busy lately, broadcasting the message that it is helping more people than ever to address mental health problems. A glossy budget…
I am writing regarding concerns about the cut to “Better Access” to mental health services. I am a “mental health consumer” as well as a…
People who haven’t heard about the mental health reforms that were introduced in Australia after last year’s budget might ask ‘What’s wrong with these changes?’…
The political spin and confusion around the issue of mental health policy in Australia just seems never-ending. For a while now, the federal Government has…
People in the general community are pretty unhappy with the latest show of media bias in regard to mental health. In an article published yesterday,…