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Fix mental health in the budget
The State Budget will be handed down this afternoon.Treasurer Kevin Foley faces a difficult challenge to keep state debt under control while expanding services and maintaining the momentum of the Federal Government's economic stimulus packages.According to data released yesterday, Australia stands alone among developed nations in having avoided recession by…
June 3 2009, 11:55am | Comments »
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Mental health services neglected
The letter to this newspaper by Don Aston (March 6) contrasts the mental health services available in the South East compared with Western Victoria.The differences are significant.Indeed, it is a social justice question to ask why this part of Australia should suffer the degree of neglect that it does.The Commonwealth…
March 9 2009, 3:54pm | Comments »
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Mental health system unravelling
There are increasing signs that South Australia's mental health system is beginning to unravel.In two separate cases this week, courts have heard of psychiatric patients who were inappropriately at large in the community without adequate supervision or treatment.In Adelaide, the District Court heard that a schizophrenic man fell through the…
February 25 2009, 3:09pm | Comments »
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