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Submission to the Senate inquiry into the design, scope, cost-benefit analysis, contracts awarded and implementation associated with the Better Management of the Social Welfare System initiative

Submission
3 April 2017

In its submission, Mental Health Australia has highlighted that Centrelink’s automated debt recovery process is likely to be distressing for customers experiencing mental health issues as they may not have the capacity to acknowledge their debt, fully understand their rights for review, or negotiate repayment. It calls for the Department of Human Services to reinstate a mental health consumer and carer advisory group to inform service protocols and strengthen safeguards to protect against causing undue distress for vulnerable customers.

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Submission on the Productivity Commission study into the NDIS Costs

Submission
30 March 2017

In its submission, Mental Health Australia has emphasised that rollout of the NDIS must accommodate the distinctive needs of people with psychosocial disability. It asks the Productivity Commission to bring clarity to the many unresolved issues experienced by the mental health service sector and NDIS participants.

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Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme into the provision of services under the NDIS for people with psychosocial disabilities related to a mental health condition

Submission
15 March 2017

The submission highlights that implementation of the NDIS has presented a range of policy and operational issues for people with psychosocial disability. It makes recommendations for addressing the issues described in the submission.

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Submission on the Draft Fifth National Mental Health Plan

Submission
15 December 2016

The Mental Health Australia Submission on the Draft Fifth National Mental Health Plan

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My Health Record

Mental Health Australia urges member organisations and mental health consumers and carers to support My Health Record, and to make an informed choice about online privacy.

My Health Record is an online summary of a person’s important health information that will assist GPs and other healthcare providers to make fully-informed treatment decisions. Australians can choose to have or cancel their My Health Record at any point in their life.

Submission to Senate Inquiry on removing DSP from people in psychiatric detention

Submission
8 September 2016

Mental Health Australia releases its submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee’s inquiry into the Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill, focusing on government proposals to remove DSP from certain people in psychiatric detention.

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Suicide prevention targets must be a priority this election

Media Releases
24 May 2016

Mental Health Australia has renewed its call for the development of long term suicide reduction targets following today’s release of devastating suicide data...

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Mental illness exacerbated by housing pressure

Media Releases
21 April 2016

Mental Health Australia is concerned housing affordability stress is negatively impacting the mental health of low income Australians, following the release of...

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Landmark win for former schoolgirl who stared down the insurance giant

Media Releases
18 December 2015

Ella Ingram – the 21-year-old student who refused to accept insurance giant QBE ’s decision to deny her travel insurance claim – has won a landmark victory against discrimination in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

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SANE Australia, Peer Health Coaching Program

General
2 September 2015

Perspectives Newsletter - September 2015.

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