Australia’s federal and Western Australia (WA) state governments have pledged to invest $61.6 million (US$44.9 million) in mental health and suicide prevention services in the state over the next five years.
As part of the agreement, the Commonwealth will put forward $35.1 million and the WA state government $26.5 million to expand mental health care services to where they are most needed, with a focus on children, support for people who have attempted suicide, and new eating disorder services.
Health Minister Greg Hunt said in a release on April 17 that the partnership will have a major positive impact on mental health in the state.
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