Drought-related trauma funding
New Howard Government funding would help people in the North-East deal with drought-related trauma, Sophie Mirabella, the Federal Member for Indi, said today.
“This funding will enable community support workers to be employed in North-East Victoria to provide crisis counselling, as well as outreach services for people who have been affected psychologically by the drought,” Mrs Mirabella said.
The Howard Government has committed $10.1 million over two years to provide counselling services for individuals affected by drought and training for workforce and community leaders to recognise and respond to the early warnings of emotional distress. Funding will also raise awareness of mental health issues and services in drought-affected areas.
Mrs Mirabella said the North East Victoria and Border Divisions of General Practice were within two of the 39 Divisions of General Practice in a rural and remote area that would receive funding under the Howard Government’s Mental Health Support for Drought Affected Communities initiative. This initiative was recently launched by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Brett Mason.
Mrs Mirabella paid tribute to the work of beyondblue which, along with the Australian General Practice Network, will work closely with the Howard Government to implement this initiative.
The Howard Government recently announced that $20.6 million would also be provided to employ 114 additional allied health and/or mental health nursing professionals to strengthen the mental health service network in drought-affected rural and remote areas. This is part of the $70 million, four-year Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Communities initiative.
“This funding will enable community support workers to be employed in North-East Victoria to provide crisis counselling, as well as outreach services for people who have been affected psychologically by the drought,” Mrs Mirabella said.
The Howard Government has committed $10.1 million over two years to provide counselling services for individuals affected by drought and training for workforce and community leaders to recognise and respond to the early warnings of emotional distress. Funding will also raise awareness of mental health issues and services in drought-affected areas.
Mrs Mirabella said the North East Victoria and Border Divisions of General Practice were within two of the 39 Divisions of General Practice in a rural and remote area that would receive funding under the Howard Government’s Mental Health Support for Drought Affected Communities initiative. This initiative was recently launched by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Brett Mason.
Mrs Mirabella paid tribute to the work of beyondblue which, along with the Australian General Practice Network, will work closely with the Howard Government to implement this initiative.
The Howard Government recently announced that $20.6 million would also be provided to employ 114 additional allied health and/or mental health nursing professionals to strengthen the mental health service network in drought-affected rural and remote areas. This is part of the $70 million, four-year Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Communities initiative.
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