Assistant Minister McBride's media

The Australian Government has committed over $14 million in mental health research through the Million Minds Mental Health Research Mission to protect Australians for decades to come.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's opinion piece from the Daily Telegraph on the 30/9/2024.

The Australian Government is investing $7.37 million in the Mental Health First Aid Training Program to support medical, nursing, midwifery, and allied health students to manage their mental health.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler, Assistant Minister McBride and Member for Robertson Dr Gordon Reid's doorstop in Gosford, NSW on healthcare on the Central Coast, cheaper medicines, Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, aged care reform, dementia care, superannuation and other topics.

The Australian Government will increase the number of postgraduate psychology places at universities and provide more psychology internships and supervisors so Australians can access a psychologist when needed.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's speech at the launch of the National Suicide Prevention Strategy.

Children in Perth, Western Australia will soon get the early intervention and mental health support they need with the opening of a new Head to Health Kids Hub.

People across Western Australia’s Wheatbelt region now have access to free, walk-in mental health support and care with the opening of the Medicare Mental Health Centre in Northam.

A new headspace service will open in Manjimup next year to provide mental health support to young people in the community and surrounding region.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Paul Cook on the new headspace centre in Manjimup

Curtin University will lead a national study into the mental health and wellbeing of children aged 4 to 17, with support from an $8.1 million investment from the Australian Government.

The Australian Government is calling for feedback on the draft National Suicide Prevention Strategy.

People across North Queensland will soon have free, walk-in mental health support and care with the opening of the Medicare Mental Health Centre in Mackay.

Local access to better health care is a step closer for Yanchep, with the first stage of a new health precinct open to the community in one of the fastest growing areas of Western Australia.

The Australian Government is investing $10.6 million to ensure that Victim-survivors of family, domestic and sexual violence (FDSV) living in the Central Coast and Moree regions of New South Wales will have access to free, specialised mental health support close to home.

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister McBride's interview on ABC Broken Hill which covered the new Medicare Mental Health Centres in Broken Hil and Central Darling.

People living with eating disorders in the Canberra region can now access residential treatment close to home – with the opening of a new Eating Disorders Residential Centre in Coombs today.

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister McBride's doorstop in Coombs, which covered the official opening of the eating disorder centre in Coombs, Canberra.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's press conference on Medicare Mental Health local centres.

People across the Blacktown, Campbeltown, Broken Hill and Central Darling regions of New South Wales will soon have free, walk-in mental health support and care with the opening of four new Medicare Mental Health Centres.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Zara Margolis on new Medicare Mental Health Centre in Mount Isa.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Jaynie Seal on the Olympic Games, mental health and wellbeing, NDIS reforms and NAPLAN.

People across North West Queensland will soon have free, walk-in mental health support and care with the opening of the Medicare Mental Health Centre in Mount Isa.

Young people on Bribie Island now have access to free mental health care and support with the establishment of a new headspace service.

The Australian Government is helping First Nations children get the best start in life, expanding the successful Connected Beginnings program to the New South Wales Central Coast.