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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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Previous MinistersOctober 2012
31 October 2012
New Resources to Help Deliver Better Care for Older Australians
Three new resources have been released that will help aged care workers support older Australians, including updated guidelines on medication management in aged care.
29 October 2012
Guidelines to Address the Trauma of Childhood Abuse
A new set of guidelines that aim to help mental health and social service providers better understand the complex effects of trauma on adult survivors of childhood abuse were launched on 29 October 2012.
25 October 2012
New headspace Program to Help Schools Affected by Suicide
A new suicide support service to be provided in secondary schools across the country will support students and the broader school community in the wake of a suicide.
19 October 2012
$68.2 Million Research Funding Boost for Mental Health
Health and medical research into anxiety, eating disorders, depression and other mental health conditions will benefit from $68.2 million in new Australian Government funding announced today for 104 National Health and Medical Research Council grants for new ground-breaking mental health research.
19 October 2012
$50 Million for Ageing Research
Health and medical research into dementia, macular degeneration and other age-related conditions will benefit from $50 million in new Australian Government funding.
15 October 2012
NGOs Called on to be ‘Partners in Recovery’
Applications from non-government organisations to become Partners in Recovery (PIR) Organisations in each of the 61 Medicare Local regions have opened.
10 October 2012
Virtual Clinic to Offer Free Mental Health Counselling
Australians needing help with mental health issues will have access to free online and phone counselling when a new national 'virtual clinic' opens later this year.
10 October 2012
Celebrating World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day is an opportunity to raise awareness about mental health issues, combat stigma and encourage people in need to seek help.
07 October 2012
Breaking the Cycle of Homelessness for Tasmanians with Mental Illness
The Federal and Tasmanian governments are moving to break the cycle of homelessness for people with mental health issues with a new $6.6 million project.
04 October 2012
$17.69 Million to Boost Health Workforce in Regional and Remote Areas
Regional and remote communities will benefit from $17.69 million in projects aimed at boosting the healthcare workforce in rural areas, Acting Minister for Health Mark Butler announced today.
03 October 2012
Monitoring the Impact of Changes to the Aged Care Funding Instrument
Growth in funding to aged care providers under the Aged Care Funding Instrument is tracking as expected, following changes made in July.