Media Release - Boost to mental health help over the phone or online
Date published :
11
April
2012
More Australians living with
anxiety or depression will soon be able to access the help and
support that they need over the phone, or online, with $15.4
million made available today for telephone and web-based
counselling programs. As part of the Gillard Government's
commitment to better mental health services, the Department of
Health and Ageing today issued an open and competitive Invitation
to Apply for Funding (ITA) to suitably qualified organisations to
deliver telephone counselling, self-help and web-based programs.
Services that might be funded include psycho-social help lines,
online counselling, web-based self-help, peer support resources,
self-directed online treatment programs and therapist- assisted
treatment services. The ITA will close on 15 May 2012. Minister for
Mental Health and Ageing, Mark Butler, said the investment in
telephone and web-based counselling demonstrated the Government's
commitment to providing innovative and accessible mental services
to Australians no matter where they live.
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