At last we are seeing some policy and commitment on mental health.

Not waving, drowning. Illustration: Jock Alexander

In a time when everyone is talking more about red heads than what happens inside people’s heads, Tony Abbott has made an announcement of a coalition commitment of 1.5 billion dollars in mental health.

I guess it must be a lead up to an election.

This is refreshing. In amongst RSPT and Prime Ministerial executions we have an attempt to put health back into debate.

As far a mental health is concerned it had received a big virtual zero in the federal budget. Mental health needs to be an issue over which government and opposition have to compete.

“Game on” for mental health thanks, PM. This is an issue with such a need that it has to win and the first move is on the table.

We do not care who puts the money up, coalition or government. It has got to be real and show a directed funding to outcomes for those in need.

Instead of the proverbial lip service consultation, it seems that Abbott has been hearing and listening to genuine expertise.

This announcement targets in   particular the needs in youth and early intervention. In psychosis early intervention makes a big difference to the individual and those close to them. It is crucial for good life long outcomes.

The funding for Early Psychosis Intervention Centres for 15 to 24 year olds with high risk and first episode psychosis aims for recovery and prevention of relapse. This gives us hope.

A definitive number of 800 more mental health beds and specified beds to support the early psychosis intervention is like a light finally illuminating the dark depths of despair for those who work in the area and those with families affect by mental significant illness.

Additional funding for headspace services and “sufficient funding for new and existing sites to do their job properly,” further supports the reflection that someone who knew what they were talking about advised the Coalition.

This mental health policy is a meaningful use of funds rather than channelling it into the government marginal electorate super clinics. Super clinic money has not been allocated on patient needs and but a political promise, and is part of underpinning implementation of the UK NHS health system.

Money taken from new bureaucracy’s in the mess of the Government health reforms and translated to patient care is also a winner.

I applaud the redirection of these moneys into mental health. These services and beds will make a difference: a real difference to those that suffer the difficult realities of mental illness.

This announcement is a good news story that needs to be matched or trumped by the Government as an election commitment.

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    • James1 says:

      11:57am | 01/07/10

      Unionists for you.  Always trying to push governments around.

    • Tom says:

      12:12pm | 01/07/10

      Nowhere in her bio does it state Rosanna Capolingua is a Liberal Party member who is seeking/has sought Liberal party preselection. Read everything she says with a grain of salt.

    • Rob r Charteris says:

      12:19pm | 01/07/10

      Tom says:11:12am; hear! hear! another liberal trying to insult our intelligence. She wasn’t very good at being the president of the AMA either.

    • Super D says:

      12:39pm | 01/07/10

      Way to shoot the messenger there Tom.  Her wikipedia entry says she was once a member of the Liberal party, that is all.  Though I suppose that is enough for you haters.

    • Nigel Catchlove says:

      12:40pm | 01/07/10

      Everything?  Other than attacking the person rather than the ideas what about refuting some of the assertions in the article?  Perhaps the one that points out that the Federal Budget does not include any additional funding for mental health or is Rosanna making that up?

    • Wayne Fehlhaber says:

      01:18pm | 01/07/10

      Tom , It does not matter who is delivering this message on mental health . This sector in Australian health has been pleading with the current federal government for the last 2.5 years, to fund infrastructure , treatment facilities and rehabilitation for the mentally ill .
      The Coalition’s $ 1.5 Billion committment to this neglected health sector is a godsend indeed and should the election campaign prompt the usual round of ” meetooism ” from Labor , then so be it. At least the Coalition has signalled their recognition of the critical funding problem being experienced in this particular area of necessary health reform.
      Let’s not turn this into a political dogfight , rather get behind the Coalition ‘s announcement and encourage them in their committment.

    • Luke4 says:

      02:24pm | 01/07/10

      Who cares if she’s from bloody Mars! So what if she’s a Liberal or not?
      Explain why Abbotts proposal is not a good idea if you want to knock it.

    • ThursdayPunch says:

      02:32pm | 01/07/10

      Thanks Tom. You are clearly a very clever person: kudos to you for being extra interrogative. Now, what do you think about mental health funding? Redheaded, childless, married, cricket aficionado - it is all irrelevant to the unfortunate sufferers of these often debilitating conditions. What is being said is that we need to bring to the front of the debate this very important issue - not continually stuff it to the back. These people often cannot represent themselves - for goodness sake get off your very high, obviously intelligent and insightful horses and consider the issue.

    • ThursdayPunch says:

      02:34pm | 01/07/10

      Thanks Tom. You are clearly a very clever person: kudos to you for being extra interrogative. Now, what do you think about mental health funding? Redheaded, childless, married, cricket aficionado - it is all irrelevant to the unfortunate sufferers of these often debilitating conditions. What is being said is that we need to bring to the front of the debate this very important issue - not continually stuff it to the back. These people often cannot represent themselves - for goodness sake get off your very high, obviously intelligent and insightful horses and consider the issue.

    • Tom says:

      02:49pm | 01/07/10

      I was merely pointing out that she has strong Liberal Party ties that people should know about when reading her comments. I am not a ‘hater’ I just believe that context is extremely important on a political blog site.

      She is hiding her political allegiances in order to appear non-partisan and therefore give her arguments more weight and I just I cannot accept that that is ok. If her bio or the article had acknowledged her history I would have no problem at all.

      As for relying on Wikipedia to justify your arguments, where do I start…

    • Brad Coward says:

      05:26pm | 01/07/10

      Tom, I’m extremely pleased that you managed to successfully hide your political allegiances when commenting on the article.  Honestly, there is absolutely no way to tell that you’re a Labor man !

      Well done !

    • Roja says:

      05:40pm | 01/07/10

      @Wayne - they have been begging the federal government for 15 years -including when Abbott was Health Minister.  Good to see he has has come around, although perhaps his lack of action was ‘Howards Way’ (that excuse works for Gillard after all). 

      Of course both sides have hidden behind the ‘this is a state issue’ line however with Labor’s move to nationalise Health & Hospitals it has also removed the excuse - hence the change was a double edged sword for labor. 

      That all said this is a bi-partisan issue, mental health funding in this country is attrocious and neither party can claim the higher ground (I’m sure Hawke, Keating & Fraser gave it even less attention & funding).  As cynical as I am about Abbott’s reasons I am over the moon that this is becoming a political issue - hopefully labor respond and those battling a mental illness can get an improved outcome.  They definitely need it.

      Sadly to properly treat some patients (in an ideal scenario), I believe you need around four trained professionals to get the best possible outcomes.  I can’t remember what the current ratio is, but I believe it’s somewhere around 1 professional for every 10 to 15 patients (or worse).

    • Robert Smissen Rural SA says:

      11:57pm | 01/07/10

      Tom, nowhere in your name says you are a commo, but that’s the message I’m getting

    • Peter M says:

      04:32pm | 07/07/10

      How small minded. Next thing you will attack her on is for being Catholic. If you check the Liberal Party membership register you will find she is not a member of the Liberal Party nor have I seen evidence that she has sought Liberal preselection. Should we attack you for voting Labor??

    • Rob r Charteris says:

      12:15pm | 01/07/10

      I think N Roxon outline quite clearly where funding is going in regards to mental health, it may not be the big populist donation phoney tony and all his baloney says he will deliver. Which also indicates cuts that will support out of hour needs for the same sector under Abbott. But Roxon’s policy cover a much wider range of care and not focused in a minority with big bags of cash. Shell we all suffer for the sake of mental illness??? I agree it has been an area less funded but you could poke a stick at many area’s needing funding

    • MarK says:

      01:51pm | 01/07/10

      Thanks Rob.

      You are against this policy.

      We get it. Any increase for the mental health is bad because it will redirect funds from elsewhere in the system.

      Clear and concise. Please hold yourself to that in the future and don’t backflip.

      Thank you.

    • TC says:

      03:03pm | 01/07/10

      Rob.  The mentally ill are a “minority with big bags of cash”? Im beginning to think you could benefit from Abbott’s proposal. You insult your own apparent intelligence mate
      You say that you “think”,  but never have I seen a considered argument from you. All that you comment is based around and founded upon budgie smuglers, snivelling liberals, phoney tony or some other immature stupidity.
      Perhaps.. just perhaps there are times when somebody has a good idea whether they are from either party?
      From what I read it appears that this is a redirection of funds from unproductive administration and now addresses a specific need.

    • Nicole says:

      03:31pm | 01/07/10

      Rob, shall we all suffer for the sake of mental illness? If mental illness is not addressed correctly, we will suffer. There are so many people who are effected by it, not only those with the illness, but family, friends and the community. I think it’s a big priority and Abbott’s policy is good.

    • Andy says:

      04:40pm | 01/07/10

      I think Roxon has her priorities wrong, some of her priorities will have to come after Mental Health not before Mental Health as Abbott has said. Not every area can be satisfactorily funded obviously, but Mental Health needs to go to the top, not to the bottom of the list as Roxon has planned.

    • Rob r Charteris says:

      09:25am | 02/07/10

      My point is Abbott needs to look for another sound bite because his fight against the RSPT is about to leave him in the ring with no opponent and a fight with no cause. So what does he do make this grandiose annoucement to try and keep himself relevant. The issue is mental health ISN"T the only thing that needs to be looked at funding wise ans it is stupid of Abbott to throw this policy out purely for populist political points and not back it up with how he is going to fund it. Because WE ALL know he’ll be ripping funding from other areas in much need of funding to pay for it.

      MarK says:12:51; I never said I was against it, you can take the bits from what I said as you will.

      TC says:02:03pm; you opinion is your opinion.

      Nicole says:02:31pm; have a cup of tea sweetie.

      Andy says:03:40pm; You could poke a stick at many area that need to be on top of the pile.

      What interesting this morning is all the liberal pundits with their proverbial knickers in a twist Graham Morris one of them all assummking or making assumption about how the mining industry is feeling or thinking. It doesn’t dribble it pours

    • Dick J says:

      12:25pm | 01/07/10

      Roxon is inept she is and has always been full of the proverbial which demonstrates she is out of her depth. Just ask the Australian of the year and his colleagues

    • Lance Link says:

      12:26pm | 01/07/10

      Let’s just say Tony has a ‘vested interest’ in mental health. He was such a great minister for health; he had 11 1/2 years to announce this, under his spiritual guru.

    • Overflow says:

      01:13pm | 01/07/10

      Lance, as Health Minister Abbott started the reform of mental health with a 1.9 billion dollar program in 2006 ..... the same program Labor is trying to claim as theirs.  If you believe it have a read of Prof Mendoza’s own resignation letter

      “The Rudd government is publicly claiming credit for the increased investment in mental health when almost all of this is a consequence of the work of the Howard government.”

    • MarK says:

      01:54pm | 01/07/10

      Blame game Lance .... blame game.

      2007 wants it’s headline back.

      Are you really that bereft of ideas that the only thing you have is a negative story about what happened in your mind years ago?

      Overflow sums it all up nicely.

      By the way Roxon really came off poorly, like you, in trying this line. She better change tack quick. Just a hint.

    • Lance Link says:

      05:23pm | 01/07/10

      @MarK & Overflow,

      do you want to elucidate the full catalogue of health ‘reforms’ under the former government? And how much was stripped from public health over the course of the Howard government? They dribblede a bit backin towards the end, in a desperate and transparent attempt to win votes.Now you’d better be careful, just a hint. ‘Blame game’? That sounds like ‘polispeak’

    • MarK says:

      06:12pm | 01/07/10

      Hi Lance. Thanks for playing

      No the blame game was what Labor said it would not engage in. Not the coalition. Live by your own standards.

      And yes we all “know” that Abbott ripped $1 billion out of the health system.

      We also know it is a lie.

      Seriously get onto current events.

      The 2007 scare campaigns will not work. Reality in the form of RSPT’s, ETS’s and batts to name a few are much more relevant to today.

      So I have been warned and I challenge you to elucidate history for us. Don’t be lazy. Go for it.

      Then explain to me ANY reform currently in place NOW by Labor in health.

      Oops son, the cupboard is bare. But don’t worry we can trust them to follow through after the election. Hey!!! I see what they are doing there!!

      Face it. At least it is not the greatest moral challenge of our times so it perhaps, maybe, I dunno, but hope, pray, sort of likely might happen.

    • Heath Karl says:

      12:28pm | 01/07/10

      I dont know about anyone else, but I dont believe Abbott when he says he will introduce this and paid maternity leave. They are good plans, and if i thought for a second the man himself actually believed in them, then I would give it some propper thought. Its like if he called for socialism. Great idea Tony, but you already have a record.

    • Ken says:

      02:39pm | 01/07/10

      You believe in Labor and Rudd i suppose, ETS, Child care centres, grocery watch, on and on I could go. I think Labor already have a record and they haven’t even finished 1 term of Government.

    • Overflow says:

      12:46pm | 01/07/10

      Without a doubt the best evidence based policy announcement this country has seen in many months if not years.

    • Peter Oataway, Hay, NSW says:

      12:47pm | 01/07/10

      It would be better if both parties policies recognised the need for mental health, electronic medical records, pain relief and dieing with dignity when you chose, as advocated by Dr Phillip Nishke..rather than spending billions on extending terminal life to the enth degree.

    • stephen says:

      01:20pm | 01/07/10

      You have to give credit where it is due, and Mr. Abbott’s initiative is a vote winner. But Dr. McGrory (ex Australian of the Year), is waiting for Julia’s trump card, and so am I.

    • MarK says:

      01:49pm | 01/07/10

      /Shock…...

      Are you saying that Labor would play “me too” politics at election time.

      I am truly horrified. Well i guess we can see who the actual leaders are in this mental health debate.

    • Bengeck says:

      01:26pm | 01/07/10

      Was this a Core or Non core statement?

    • Overflow says:

      02:01pm | 01/07/10

      That all depends on wether it was “the greatest moral challenge of our time”  or perhaps a “cancer on our democracy” or “it’s time to end the dreaded double drop off”.  I could go on but it would be a waste of time.

    • Anjuli says:

      01:38pm | 01/07/10

      Wasn’t Julia Gillard once a member of the communist party ?. So why bag Rosana Capolingua for once being a member of the Liberal party. If you are saying that once a liberal always a liberal then the same could be said of being in the communist party.

    • Joan says:

      02:10pm | 01/07/10

      Yeah and Gillard still behaves like one -  the Nation goes to bed with an elected leader and wakes up to another `elected `by a few.

    • Nick says:

      02:36pm | 01/07/10

      Nobody was bagging her for being a member of the Liberal party. They were questioning why it wasn’t declared in her Punch bio.

    • Ben says:

      04:27pm | 01/07/10

      If Julia Gilliard were to write a piece for the punch, do you think they would include her involment in the communist party all those years ago?

    • Brad Coward says:

      01:59pm | 01/07/10

      Julia “Sparkles” Gillard’s mental health care plan will be….exactly the same as the one put forth by Tony Abbott yesterday.  But with a few more zero’s !

    • CSallen says:

      02:25pm | 01/07/10

      “Sparkles”- love it.

    • CSallen says:

      02:22pm | 01/07/10

      I guess we’re going to have to wait until the government finds out whether they can go ahead with the RPST or not.
      If they can’t then they can’t afford to do anything except put Australia in more debt.
      Some sacrifices are going to have to be made to afford anything Labor promises to deliver at the next election- and you can bet it’s not going to be the cut to the income tax that goes into effect today.
      Too many Labor voters are effected by that one.

    • Bob H says:

      02:25pm | 01/07/10

      It may seem petty, but our politicians have little to offer, and I was with Jooliah until she declared a love of AFL.  I am now alienated along with all other League and Soccer followers (everywhere other than Melbourne).  Methinks she is very “Melbourne”  and regards folk from the northern states as “riff raff” .

    • Rosie says:

      02:32pm | 01/07/10

      Toxin Roxon is only good for thinking up names for those that are trying to do something with the section of the community that suffer mental health. eg Phoney Tony!

      Toxin Roxon I sense a bit of jealousy as Phoney Tony has beaten you to the empathy and approval from smart people that are concerned about the percentage of Australians that with no fault of their own suffers from mental health.

      Where the bloody hell is Goosey Swann & Australian’s first woman PM? Oh yes their first priority - negotiating the BIG BAD TAX while we wait and wait to hear how the Govt will carry out good governance in the next 3 years if they are re- elected in the coming elections.

    • Peter says:

      03:21pm | 01/07/10

      Shouldn’t be long before Ms Capolingua announces she wants to run for the Liberal Party at some election. This article should be read in that light.

    • Rosie says:

      04:11pm | 01/07/10

      Gosh do you guys google up the authors of every single write up just to find out which party they support?

      Who cares whether they support the Liberals, Labours, Greens etc? Read the message and comment on the message not the messenger! The Govt of the Day is on trial here while we wait & wait for Gillard & Swann the Goose to end negotiating with the Big Mining companies! Toxin Roxon is now wanting to know where the money is going to come from to fund the $1,5billion scheme that Abbot & his team have devised for Mental Health. What a pity we can’t say from the surplus that the Howard Govt left the Labour Party when they took over governance of this nation. Where does she think the money is going to come from to carry out their promises in this election campaign? Please we are not stupid and those that voted Labour should have learnt from Labour’s last Election campaign where they promised just about everything! I say full marks to Rudd for fooling the gullible.

    • NCG says:

      03:48pm | 01/07/10

      I’m finding it somewhat interesting, albeit sad, that so many people are attacking Ms Capolingua for her potential political persuasion rather than the policy she is discussing. I can only assume that the policy is sound and therefore personal attacks are all that can be made by those who have an aversion to the Liberal party and their policies.

      As someone who has battled with severe mental illness from an early age, I’m thankful that Mr Abbott has brought this to the forefront of debate. I’m interested to see what rebut the Labor party will present in response to this policy. It would be nice if bi-partisan politics could be put aside on this issue and the mental health sector gets the funding it needs regardless, but I somehow doubt it….

    • Ian Moses says:

      03:53pm | 01/07/10

      A week ago Julia Gillard was handed a letter from 60 mental health organisations and a petition from over 85,000 Australians asking for decent funding for mental health. While she has been flirting with the media, Tony Abbott has been working on an investment in mental health. A lot more needs to be done and the non profit mental health organisations in the communities have to be properly funded. Thank you to Patrick McGorry and John Mendoza for helping to bring mental health into the spotlight, now I ask for some serious action.

    • Labor is a joke says:

      04:01pm | 01/07/10

      Just as Rudd was Australia’s worst PM, roxon is the worst health minister ever. Health has become a disaster under her apparent leadership. She should be sacked and replaced if the new PM wants to even get me to consider voting for her.

    • Ras Putin says:

      04:46pm | 01/07/10

      Dear Labor is a joke!! Gee ,you must be mighty old if you can compere all PM’s and all health ministers!! Some statements by the rusted on are quite hilarious….The health portfolio is an extremely hard one that neads a bottomless pit of money to satisfy all sectors..——love from Ras!

    • Against the Man says:

      08:37pm | 04/07/10

      Spot on! Roxon is so bad she needs to be put on trial for doing such a bad job.

    • Robert S McCormick says:

      04:04pm | 01/07/10

      Neither she nor Roxon have got a plan for mental health. If they did it would be, just like all the other failures St Julia has been behind for almost 3 years, nothing more than a plan! Roxon has been bleating as to how the ALP Federal Governemt has poured $1.9 billions into mental Health when in fact the Federal ALP Government of Australia has not put one cent of new money into mental health for almost 3 years. Every cent of that $1.9 billion, spread over 4 years, was allocated by Treasurer Peter Costello in the 2006 Federal Budget. For either Roxon or Gillard to claim otherwise is dishonest. Oh! Silly me!! They are politicians aren’t they? As they have so ably demonstrated for almost the last 3 years all ALP Federal Governments have proven they are particularly adept at being dishonest.

    • Holly says:

      04:15pm | 01/07/10

      That Tony Abbott has suddenly found an interest in mental health issues is welcomed.  However I have concerns about his totally non integrated approach.  He has said he will make cuts to primary care and e records to fund the mental health program. In an ideal situation, patients with mental health issues are usually treated in an integrated way by a team of professionals - including those in the primary care system.  E records will make this approach much easier and safer for the patient.  Some health commentators have already pointed out the problems with a “silo” approach where all these health care provider groups have to compete for funding, staffing etc and services are not integrated.  Andrew Robb has said some of the funding will come from sacking health bureaucrats.  It seems to me that the policy has been put together very hastily without any thought to implementation.  Even mental health specialists do not agree on success of early psychosis centres.  My main concern is the main shortage seems to be mental health professionals.  Is there extra funding for training and training facilities for extra psychiatrists, psychologists and psychiatric nurses?  I know of people in public system who have had a long wait to see psychiatrist.

    • Rosie says:

      05:14pm | 01/07/10

      Holly you say: some health commentators have already pointed out the problems with a “silo” approach where all these health care provider groups have to compete for funding, staffing etc and services are not integrated.”

      Who could be better than an Australian of the Year and mental health expert Professor Patrick McGorry & the former head of the Labour Govt’s peak mental health advisory body John Mendoza to give their seal of approval?

      Names! Please Holly! Who are these health commentors you are talking about? Toxin Roxon who also say that the policy has been put together very hastily. Come up with something better please! Like Professor Patrick McGorry has said, “he would like to see a bipartisan situation where both parties are getting behind mental health.”

    • Debbie says:

      04:46pm | 01/07/10

      Tony Abbott would say anything and do anything to get his arse into the lodge. When he was health minister he had no interest in mental health what so ever.

    • Paul says:

      05:29pm | 01/07/10

      In 2006 the Coalition allocated $1.9 Billion for Mental Health changes while Abbott was Health Minister.
      Gillard seems pretty good at doing anything including knifing the Prime Minister in the back to get her ass into the Lodge.

    • Brad Coward says:

      05:31pm | 01/07/10

      If ever there was a time for a non-partisan comment, it’s right now !  Thank you Debbie for your fair and balanced view of the situation.  Can I assume that you’re a fan or Julia “Sparkles” Gillard ?

    • ThursdayPunch says:

      05:36pm | 01/07/10

      Oh come on. EVERY and ANY politician will and does say whatever is required to get a vote. The question really is ‘who is effective at implementation’, not what their motives are. Now, would you trust an administration that can’t insulate houses, build school buildings, negotiate an ETS, deal with the country’s biggest industry astutely etc. etc. to run an integrated, bureaucratically centralised health care system? You’d have to have rocks in your head to think that these guys could run something like this.

    • Debbie says:

      05:52pm | 01/07/10

      I’m not a fan of any politicians - certainly not the numbers that make up the major parties in Australia (including the greens and those other coalition dinosaurs the agrarian socialists). Some of them might possibly have some good ideas that might be useful for the good and equitable governance of this Country, But implementing policies for the good of all Australians is not what most politicians are about.

    • Rosie says:

      06:05pm | 01/07/10

      Yeah desperate Debbie you are right, Tony Abbott will say & do what it takes to get his arse into the lodge so that he can be certain that the policy he and the experts have introduced on mental health is carried out!

    • Kev says:

      06:58pm | 01/07/10

      ...other than his 1.9 billion plan in 2006 but don’t let the facts dissuade from hating him

    • Holly says:

      06:08pm | 01/07/10

      I do not have the knowledge or expertise to query Patrick McGorry’s views on mental illness.  However I believe that it is not a good idea to rob one health area to benefit another.  The Royal College of Australian and New Zealand Psychiatrists have given the policy a qualified approval but pointed out that a broader approach is required ( i.e. most of funding in Abbotts policy is targeted at youth).  I still wonder if we have the number of professionals required to work in his proposed programs and if there is any funding for training.  I agree this should be a bipartisan area and that is why I would have liked to have seen a more considered and broader approach from coalition.

    • Evan Findlay says:

      08:12pm | 01/07/10

      So…. how many anti depressant pills does 1.5 billion dollars buy?

    • James says:

      01:40pm | 09/07/10

      Enough to increase the suicide and homicide rates nationally.

    • Democrat says:

      09:21pm | 01/07/10

      This is a good policy and congratulations to Abbott for bringing it forward.  The problem is it isn’t a funded initiative that stands alone with separate funding.  The money will come from cutting the Super Clinics - a proposal designed to relieve the pressure on Emergency Departments in hospitals.  The result is that we are detracting from one area of the health system to fund another one.  We are back on the same merry go round. This is a great initiative - one that the government has neglected and should support - however it should be entirely new funding not dependent on cuts to other areas of the health service.  It is also not clear that the 800 beds are new beds or a reduction in the number of beds in general hospitals.  Other money to fund this proposal is coming from the funding allocated to the E-medical records proposal.  This is something of which Abbott was in favour but it apparently no longer. In short it is a good initiative but it must have stand alone funding.

    • sam chowder says:

      09:33pm | 01/07/10

      Mr Abbott seems to be coming to his senses - he’ll be reading Darwin next

    • Wondering says:

      08:45am | 02/07/10

      Your comment:I would like to know why mental health problems seem to be escalating in a so called time of high standards of living.  Durinmg WW II, psychiatic problems went down.  Therefore, to lower the mental health problems, we should all be taxed higher, have better hospitals, more Australian trained doctors and nurses, and lower the mental healthproblems.  Or are more kids taking drugs, drinking alcahol and eating junk food etc.

    • Cat says:

      11:15am | 02/07/10

      Not to scare anyone here but what the government really wants to use that money for is the electronic health record system. Not too much is being said about that - and with good reason. It is going to be used as the ID card we did not vote for. Our most private and intimate details will be accessible to all - no computer system known to man cannot be hacked.  What that will do will (a) cause doctors to be very cautious about what they put on patient records and (b) discourage some who should see doctors from seeing them sooner rather than later, or perhaps at all.
      Roxon may call the Abbott plan crazy.  It may be taking money from elsewhere but, in the end, it will save money and it may end up saving us too. I await my microchip.

    • Stewart Henstock says:

      12:58pm | 02/07/10

      Australians are going to need one…mental health plan….by the time this election is done with…lol

    • Sherekahn says:

      01:04pm | 02/07/10

      Psychiatrists should be investigated for their fee structure and nepotism.
      They should also be analysed and rated by other medical practitioners, possibly GPs and Psychologists.
      Like Dentists, they are too expensive for a large portion of citizens who need their care.

    • OldGirl says:

      01:46pm | 02/07/10

      Something needs to be done that for sure. I speak from first hand experience. My only sister committed suicide after years of being in and out of hospitals. She was given every experimental drug on the market, 2 brain lobotomies and countless other nightmarish treatments such as electric shock. This all began with post natal depression and escalated into a life time nightmare..she finally had enough of life and left it. These people need help and they need it now

    • Matthew Cheyne says:

      08:54pm | 02/07/10

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