I am calling on the Labor government to agree to a 12 month moratorium on the cutting of Medicare Better Access Initiative to Psychologists from…
Each time that concerns about cuts to the Better Access program have been broadcast across the media, the Federal Minister for Mental Health has been…
The federal government is poised to go ahead with changes to the mental health system before November that will cut the maximum number of Medicare-funded…
At the start of November, the federal government plans to cut psychological services in the Better Access program in half. People looking for a referral…
Last Monday, I flew to Canberra to represent the shared perspectives of consumers and mental health professionals to the federal senators involved in the current…
Overview The article below details the substantial evidence-base that supports the Better Access program, questioning the decision to cut access for people accessing this program…
I have PTSD. It’s a weird type of mental illness. Medication does not work, because it can’t work. What is wrong is not an imbalance…
The Black Dog Riders have set off on a 3000 km ride from Sydney to Alice Springs, to raise awareness about depression and the need…
A line in the sand has now been drawn with GPs saying they will not draw up Mental Health Care Plans in the Better Access…
The lifeline thrown to people living with anxiety and depression a few years ago has just been made a little shorter. Policy which made treatment…