Last week, the Australian Doctor reported on new figures released by the Department of Health and Ageing which reveal that the Access to Allied Psychological…
In a statement this morning, the Chair of Australia’s Mental Health Commission Professor, Alan Fels, has criticised both major parties for failing to represent the…
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…
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,…
Since the start of February, the Government has been working pretty hard to sell the idea that the recent mental health reforms in Australia are…
Since the beginning of November last year, people with a diagnosed mental disorder who are referred by their GP for psychological treatment have had their…
The Australian Doctor has reported Medicare statistics today showing a sharp decline in GP referrals of mental health patients to psychological services. The latest figures…
Thousands of Australians with a diagnosed mental health disorder have been left stranded by the Government by cuts to psychological services in the Better Access…