Assistant Minister McBride's media

A new Medicare Mental Health Centre is now open in Shellharbour, providing free access to quality mental health care and support for people living in the region.

Young people in Shellharbour in need of mental health care and support are now able to access services at headspace Shellharbour, which is now open.

The Medicare Mental Health Centre in Cessnock is providing a safe and welcoming place for locals to get mental health information, services and support.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's speech to the Mental Health Australia Members Policy Forum

The Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in Cessnock, NSW is delivering quality patient care while taking pressure off the local hospital.

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister McBride's doorstop on the Cessnock Medicare Urgent Care Clinic, Medicare Mental Health Centres and Medicare Urgent Care Clinics.

More social workers, occupational therapists and psychology students and graduates are training and starting their careers where they are needed the most through the Australian Government’s headspace Early Career Program (ECP).

More medical students will be trained and encouraged to work in Central Queensland with the Australian Government investing $8.8 million to fund an expanded University of Queensland (UQ) medical school program in Rockhampton, in partnership with Central Queensland University.

The Australian Government is boosting support for the successful Rockhampton Medicare Urgent Care Clinic so more locals can get quality, walk-in and fully bulk billed care.

Central Queenslanders will soon have a safe and welcoming place when they need extra support with their mental health.

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister McBride's interview on ABC Capricornia which covered Rockhampton's new Medicare Mental Health Centre, Medicare Urgent Care Clinics and the health workforce.

The Australian Government is working in collaboration with the Queensland Government to deliver greater access to mental health support and care with more centres scheduled to open across the state later this year.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Caroline Perryman on the federal budget; mental health; energy bill relief; housing.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Nick Lowther on the Federal Budget; mental health; Dubbo Medicare Mental Health Centre; health workforce.

Read the interview with Assistant Minister McBride and Sally Bryant on the Federal Budget; mental health; Wagga Wagga and Young Medicare Mental Health Centres; health workforce; Riverina bulk billing.

More than $26 million will boost essential mental health and suicide prevention support services in South Australia over the next three years.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's doorstop at the Thompson Institute on the opening of the first National PTSD Research Centre; investment in better models of care.

A redesigned program to help young people with complex mental health was officially launched by the Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, Emma McBride.

A new national research centre dedicated to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was officially opened today on the Sunshine Coast.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's speech at the National Suicide Prevention Conference.

Regional communities across Australia will be better equipped to help prevent suicide with the Australian Government extending funding to local suicide prevention programs designed specifically for local needs.

The Australian Government is committed to supporting young Australians with their mental health through the translation of research into tailored healthcare centred on their needs.

Tasmanian children will soon get the early intervention and mental health support they need – with the announcement of three Head to Health Kids Hubs.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's doorstop in Launceston on the opening of headspace; youth mental health; Medicare Urgent Care Clinics; aged care.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's speech at the reopening of headspace Launceston.