The Hon Emma McBride MP

The Albanese Labor Government is boosting funding support for 13YARN to expand access to culturally safe crisis support for First Nations people.

Young people in Sydney’s Inner West now have a bigger and better headspace centre, with the official opening of the expanded headspace in Ashfield.

Residents in Sydney’s northern suburbs now have access to free, walk-in mental health services with the opening of the new Medicare Mental Health Centre in Ryde.

Free mental health therapy supported by trained practitioners is now available through the Albanese Government’s Medicare Mental Health Check In, giving more Australians access to early mental health support.

At a pharmacy in Belconnen or Tuggeranong, the moment is easy to miss. A card is tapped, a receipt prints, and the price is lower than it would have been a few years ago. For many Canberrans, that smaller number helps. It makes the household budget stretch further and ensures people are more likely

Peer workers in mental health and suicide prevention are invited to be part of a landmark initiative and share their view in the first national peer workforce census.

The Australian Government is strengthening Medicare by delivering more mental health services in the heart of regional communities.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Fi Poole about mental health care in Coffs Harbour.

The Albanese Government is delivering for residents in Mackay with the opening of the Mackay Medicare Urgent Care Clinic.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Rob Kidd about plans for a Medicare Mental Health Centre in Tropical North Queensland; Medicare Mental Health Check-In; and cheaper prescriptions.