Last modified on Wed 12 May 2021 02.59 EDT
Mental health promises in the federal budget are contingent on deals with the states and territories that have not yet been negotiated and on a boosted workforce that does not yet exist, raising doubts that the extra funding will fix systemic problems.
Tuesdayâs budget included a $2.3bn mental health package which is being touted by the federal government as âthe largest single mental health and suicide preventionâ plan in budget history. It will see $278m spent on 10 new Headspace clinics for youth, while $298m allocated to suicide prevention will include a new National Suicide Prevention Office.