Australian Aborignal Flag Flag of the Torres Strait Islanders Pride Progress Flag

Media Releases

Refine

  • Health Reform – Next Step Must be Mental Health Reform, March 2010

    Media Releases
    3 March 2010

    Today’s announcement of major changes to the way we fund and administer hospitals shows that the Rudd Government is committed to reforming the health system, however, hospital reform is only one part of the health system reform Australia desperately needs. “Fixing hospitals is very important. Fixing the systems that feed into hospitals and leave people marooned with no other options is also critical”, said David Crosbie, MHCA CEO .

    Read more

  • Desperate need for community mental health beds, January 2010

    Media Releases
    28 January 2010

    David Crosbie, CEO of the Mental Health Council of Australia , told the 7.30 Report that greater investment is needed in community-based treatment options for people with a mental illness. “We could create another 1,000 acute hospital beds tomorrow and they’d be full within a month and it would still be really difficult for people to still get access to acute mental health beds”, Mr Crosbie said.

    Read more

  • Pat McGorry: a great choice as Australian of the Year, January 2010

    Media Releases
    26 January 2010

    The Mental Health Council of Australia has welcomed the appointment of Professor Pat McGorry as Australian of the Year for 2010. Professor McGorry is not only a highly respected leader within the mental health sector, he is someone who has changed the way we respond to youth mental health in Australia and internationally.

    Read more

  • Pat McGorry: a great choice as Australian of the Year, January 2010

    Media Releases
    26 January 2010

    The Mental Health Council of Australia has welcomed the appointment of Professor Pat McGorry as Australian of the Year for 2010. Professor McGorry is not only a highly respected leader within the mental health sector, he is someone who has changed the way we respond to youth mental health in Australia and internationally.

    Read more

  • We need more mental health beds, but not in hospitals, January 2010

    Media Releases
    21 January 2010

    More acute mental health beds and more doctors is not the answer to Australia’s mental health needs – it is more community-based beds which will improve mental health outcomes, according to David Crosbie, CEO of the Mental Health Council of Australia. “We have a desperate shortage of community-based residential treatment options for people with a mental illness“, Mr Crosbie said.

    Read more

  • We need more mental health beds, but not in hospitals, January 2010

    Media Releases
    21 January 2010

    More acute mental health beds and more doctors is not the answer to Australia’s mental health needs – it is more community-based beds which will improve mental health outcomes, according to David Crosbie, CEO of the Mental Health Council of Australia. “We have a desperate shortage of community-based residential treatment options for people with a mental illness“, Mr Crosbie said.

    Read more

  • Lack of services mean mentally ill sent to prison, not treated, January 2010

    Media Releases
    19 January 2010

    Up to 80 per cent of inmates in Australian prisons have a mental illness and magistrates in regional areas are sending mentally ill people to jail as there is often no treatment or mental health facilities available.

    Read more

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - Media Releases
© 2024 Mental Health Australia All rights reserved.
Agileware | Developing and supporting Drupal websites since 2002