Better Mental Health Starts with Policy
Last week, the Australian Doctor reported on new figures released by the Department of Health…
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Green Light for Mental Health
In a statement this morning, the Chair of Australia's Mental Health Commission Professor, Alan Fels,…
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More or Less Spin?
Since August last year we have waited for the Minister for Mental Health to talk…
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Dear Minister
Congratulations Mark Butler MP, for launching the Clinical Practice Guidelines on Management of Borderline Personality…
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Greens Backflip on Mental Health Ultimatum
For those who have been following this issue for a while, you'd be familiar with…
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Leaked Memo – ATAPS Not Coping
A leaked memo has revealed that the ATAPS program is struggling to cope with the…
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Falling rate of access to mental health care
In several articles published over the last few weeks, the Federal Minister for Mental Health…
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Disadvantaging the disadvantaged
Since writing our last piece about the reach of Medicare to disadvantaged people, we have…
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Better Access for the Disadvantaged
It has been repeatedly claimed by critics that Medicare supported psychological services fail to reach disadvantaged…
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Countering the spin
Politicians rely on spin to justify cutting spending on public access to mental health treatment.…
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