May 17, 2022 • 5 mins
The Government has announced a hundred-million-dollar investment into mental health services ahead of Thursday's budget.
The money will go towards a number of mental health and addiction services over the next four years.
If you think this headline sounds familiar, it's because the Government already pumped 1.9 billion dollars into the mental health sector in the 2019 budget – but subsequent reviews have found that this money hasn't necessarily led to major improvements.
Shaun Robinson, chief executive of The Mental Health Foundation, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.
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The money will go towards a number of mental health and addiction services over the next four years.
If you think this headline sounds familiar, it's because the Government already pumped 1.9 billion dollars into the mental health sector in the 2019 budget – but subsequent reviews have found that this money hasn't necessarily led to major improvements.
Shaun Robinson, chief executive of The Mental Health Foundation, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.
LISTEN ABOVE
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