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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 MinistersAugust 2012
30 August 2012
Mental Health Consumer Reference Group Moves Forward
The Consumer Reference Group tasked with guiding the establishment of a new mental health consumer organisation met for the first time on 30 August 2012.
27 August 2012
New $7.5 Million Fellowship to Support Mental Health Research Open
Minister for Mental Health Mark Butler announced that the new John Cade Fellowship in Mental Health Research is open for applications.
22 August 2012
Eating Disorders to be More Accurately Reported
The Australian media will now be armed with a quick reference guide to more accurately and sensitively report on eating disorders and mental illness.
21 August 2012
Government Boosts Efforts to Reduce Alcohol Related Harm
Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Mark Butler has announced funding for projects aimed at reducing alcohol related harm in the community.
21 August 2012
Helping More Australians to Stop Smoking
The Federal Government in conjunction with SANE Australia, a leading mental health non-government organisation, has produced materials to help people experiencing mental illness quit smoking.
16 August 2012
Australian Medicare Local Alliance Launched
Australians can look forward to more effective and cohesive primary health care with the launch of a new national body to lead the network of Medicare Locals.
16 August 2012
Transcript - 7.30 Report - Aged Care Funding - Over-claiming by Aged Care providers, ACFI - 16 August 2012
11 August 2012
New Youth Mental Health Centres Coming Soon
Young people experiencing early psychosis will soon have access to new world-leading mental health centres.
10 August 2012
Youth to Benefit From New Headspace Sites
Fifteen new headspace youth mental health services will open across the country to support young people dealing with depression, substance abuse and other mental health issues.
10 August 2012
Dementia Made a National Health Priority Area
Health Ministers met in Sydney on 10 August 2012 and have agreed to designate dementia as the ninth National Health Priority Area.
09 August 2012
Students to Learn Mental Health Crisis Signs
Minister for Mental Health Mark Butler and Member for Grayndler Anthony Albanese today launched the new R U OK? at School program to raise awareness of mental health issues.
08 August 2012
Minister Welcomes How Australia is Faring Report
The Minister for Social Inclusion, Mark Butler, says the Australian Social Inclusion Board’s 2012 How Australia is faring report tells a compelling story about our progress as a nation.
07 August 2012
Transcript SKY News – Showdown with Peter Van Onselen - 7 August 2012
07 August 2012
Partners in Recovery Program Moves Closer
Minister for Mental Health, Mark Butler, has released funding guidelines for the Federal Government’s $549.8 million mental health program Partners in Recovery.
06 August 2012
Transcript ABC 891 Adelaide with Ian Henschke
06 August 2012
Transcript 2SM Breakfast with Grant Goldman
06 August 2012
2UE Afternoons with Murray Wilton and Tracey Spice - Aged Care, HACC, National Aged Care Conference
06 August 2012
Speech - Opening Address to the National Aged Care Conference 2012 - Living Longer, Living Better Adelaide 6 August 2012
03 August 2012
National Aged Care Conference Goes Live
Industry experts and advocates will descend on Adelaide to talk all things ageing at the 2012 National Aged Care Conference.
03 August 2012
Mates to Drive Suicide Prevention on Construction Sites
Minister for Mental Health Mark Butler announced a $5.24 million national suicide prevention program, Mates in Construction, at a construction industry conference in South Australia.
02 August 2012
$7.4 million for Three Mental Health Research Centres
Minister for Mental Health Mark Butler announced that suicide prevention, substance abuse and better mental health planning will be the focus of research at three new Centres of Research Excellence.
01 August 2012
Aged Care Financing Authority Established
The Australian Government’s aged care reforms have taken a major step forward with the establishment of the Aged Care Financing Authority (ACFA).
01 August 2012
Aged Care Reform Implementation Council Members Appointed
Minister for Ageing Mark Butler has announced the five remaining members of the Aged Care Reform Implementation Council.