Assistant Minister McBride's media

Residents of Sydney’s west will soon have expanded access to free, walk-in mental health care at the Canterbury Medicare Mental Health Centre.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Paddy Gerrard and Maz Compton on mental health.

The Australian Government is working with the New South Wales Government to ensure expectant mothers and their babies on the Central Coast continue to have access to essential maternity services.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler and Assistant Minister McBride's press conference on the Central Coast, NSW about Medicare Urgent Care Clinics; support for Central Coast mums and babies; doctors; private health insurance and Medicare Mental Health Centres.

Young people in Western Victoria now have greater access to free mental health care and support, following the opening of a new youth mental health service in Hamilton today by Assistant Minister Kate Thwaites.

Young people in north Brisbane and Moreton Bay will now have access to a new mental health service, focused on supporting local First Nations people.

The Australian Government and the National Suicide Prevention Office have released the National Suicide Prevention Strategy 2025-2035.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's speech on the launch of the National Suicide Prevention Strategy 2025-2035.

The Australian Government is delivering high-quality free mental health supports for new parents, younger Australians, LGBTIQA+ people and culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

First Nations people in South Australia will have a dedicated social and emotional wellbeing centre designed for their needs, with an interim service open by the end of 2025.

The Australian Government is boosting help and support for people with eating disorders with a grant of $9.2 million to the Butterfly National Helpline.

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister McBride's doorstop in Canberra which covered the Butterfly Foundation's Cost of Appearance Ideals Report and the Australian Government's $9.2 million in funding for the Butterfly Foundation.

Young people on Bribie Island now have access to mental health support and care, closer to home, with the opening of a local headspace service. 

People across the Redlands now have access to free, walk-in mental health support and care with the opening of a new Medicare Mental Health Centre.

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister McBride's interview on ABC Radio Brisbane which covered access to mental health services, rollout of Medicare Mental Health Centres and First Nations mental health.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's press conference on the opening of the Medicare Mental Health Centre in Rockhampton.

People in Central Queensland now have access to free, walk-in mental health support and care with the opening of a Medicare Mental Health Centre in Rockhampton.

People in Central Queensland now have access to free, walk-in mental health support and care with the opening of a Medicare Mental Health Centre in Gladstone.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Jeremy Jones on Medicare Mental Health Centres.

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister McBride's interview which covered the opening of the new Medicare Mental Health Centres in Gladstone and Rockhampton.

Young people in the New South Wales Northern Rivers can now access free mental health support with the opening of headspace Ballina.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Bridie Tanner on the new Ballina headspace centre and the National Mental Health Workforce Strategy.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Scott Levi on Tuggerah Medicare Mental Health Centre; support psychiatrists; new food manufacturing hub in Central Coast

People on the Central Coast can access free, walk-in mental health support and care with the opening of the Tuggerah Medicare Mental Health Centre.

Young people in Melbourne’s north-west will have better access to free mental health care and support with a new headspace service to open in Moonee Valley.