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Listed below are media items for The Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Mental Health Reform, Minister for Housing and Homelessness
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30 June 2011
Hundreds of Older Australians to Receive Tailored Aged Care Support Services
More older Australians will receive the support they need to remain independent in their own homes with 700 new Consumer Directed Care packages to be rolled out nationwide.
30 June 2011
Boosting Learning and Training Opportunities for Next Generation of Aged Care Nurses
South Australian aged care organisations will receive more than $ 900,000 for 284 Clinical and Graduate Nurse Placements as part of a nationwide boost to aged care training and study opportunities.
29 June 2011
No Charge for Mobile Phone Calls to Lifeline from Anywhere in Australia
Mobile phone calls to Lifeline made from anywhere in Australia will be free of charge from 1 July under an agreement made between the three major phone carriers.
24 June 2011
More Than 340,000 Primary School Aged Children to Benefit from Expanded Kidsmatter
The Australian Government will target the expansion of the highly successful KidsMatter program to schools in lower socio-economic areas to improve the social and emotional wellbeing of Australian children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
23 June 2011
Improved and Expanded Mental Health Services for Survivors of Trauma and Torture
Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Mark Butler, and Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Kate Lundy, announced improved and expanded mental health services are now available to refugees arriving in Australia who have experienced trauma and torture.
18 June 2011
New Aged Care Places on Offer in 2011 Aged Care Approvals Round
More than 12,000 new aged care places throughout Australia, worth over $400 million will be on offer as part of the 2011 Aged Care Approvals Round.
17 June 2011
Mental Health in Multicultural Australia Project to get $2.7 Million
The Australian Government is continuing its efforts to support better mental health and wellbeing in culturally and linguistically diverse communities with a new provider appointed to deliver a $2.7 million multicultural mental health project.
17 June 2011
Continence Program to Improve Lives of Millions of Australians
A new National Continence Program to increase awareness of bladder and bowel health in the community and among health professionals has been announced.
10 June 2011
Adelaide out in Front Leading Primary Health Care Reform
Adelaide is set to become one of the first communities in Australia to lead primary health care reform.
06 June 2011
Wrong Again, Connie
The Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Mark Butler, has responsed to claims that funding was being stripped from the Multicultural Mental Health Australia project.
03 June 2011
New Opportunities for The Long Term Unemployed Living with a Mental Illness
More assistance for long term unemployed Australians with a mental illness is one of the centrepieces of the Australian Government’s 2011-12 Budget.
02 June 2011
Extra Support for Older Australians After Hospital Stays
More than 30,000 older Australians each year will receive customised care and support to return to everyday life after a spell in hospital, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Mark Butler said today, announcing expansion of the Transition Care Program by 651 places - bringing the total number of transition care places to 4,000.
01 June 2011
First Steps towards National Mental Health Commission
The first steps are being taken towards establishment of the nation’s first National Mental Health Commission, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Mark Butler said today - welcoming the appointment of Robyn Kruk as Chief Executive Officer designate of the new Commission.