The Community Mental Health Activity commenced on 1 July 2014. Prior to this, community-based mental health services were funded through the Targeted Community Care Program.
Under this Activity, eligible organisations are funded to provide:
early intervention support to vulnerable families with children and young people who are showing early signs of, or are at risk of developing, mental illness
support for young people with mental illness to achieve and maintain participation in education and/or employment
support for carers of people with mental illness who have employment as a primary goal, and
support for the recovery of people with mental illness that includes drug and alcohol use disorders and/or gambling disorders.
Minister for Families and Social Services, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP & Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services, the Hon Sarah Henderson MP, announce additional funding of $17m for the Individual Placement and Support Trial.
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Minister for Families and Social Services, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP and Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services, the Hon Sarah Henderson MP announce $2.4 million in funding for the Digital Work and Study Service.
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Minister for Health, the Hon Greg Hunt MP and the Treasurer, the Hon Josh Frydenberg MP announce a Productivity Commission Inquiry into the role of mental health in the Australian economy and the best ways to support and improve national mental wellbeing.
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