The Tasmanian Liberal Government is doing what matters for Tasmanians by investing more than $410 million in mental health supports and services since 2014.
Empowering Tasmanians to maximise their mental health and wellbeing is a key direction of the Government's strategic plan for mental health, Rethink 2020.
Premier and Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Jeremy Rockliff said Rethink 2020 aims to improve mental health outcomes for all Tasmanians.
"We are building the capacity of Tasmanians to find, understand and use health information through initiatives like the Take a minute campaign, which was launched this week," Premier Rockliff said.
"Developed as part of our Government's $7.8 million investment to expand innovative mental health services, Take a minute is a state-wide campaign designed to help Tasmanians understand, value, and take charge of their mental health and wellbeing.
"The campaign calls on people to spend one minute a day considering the things they can do, and often already do, to have a positive impact."
The Tasmanian Liberal Government is delivering on its long-term plan to expand mental health services across the State.
In the last 12 months alone, the Government has delivered:
- New 12-bed Peacock Centre with an integration hub bringing together a range of care and support services;
- Announced the preferred tenderer for the 27-bed St John's Park mental health and eating disorders facility;
- Commenced the new Tasmanian Eating Disorders Service with a community clinic in Hobart and clinics in the North and North West to follow;
- Established the new Premier's Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Advisory Council;
- Launched two Recovery College classrooms to provide opportunities for people to improve their mental health, wellbeing, and personal recovery through free education;
- Released the new $3.75 million Tasmanian Suicide Prevention Strategy and associated implementation plan;
- Commenced an extended After-Hours Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services presence seven days a week at the RHH;
- Expanded the Access Mental Health phone line to 24 hours a day, seven days a week;
- Developing the new Drug and Alcohol Emergency Department Intervention Team;
- Began a new state-wide Multisystemic Therapy program which assists to divert vulnerable young people from the youth justice pathway;
- The new Mental Health Amendment Bill 2022 to further strengthen patient rights and enable more effective delivery of mental health services; and
- Commenced the withdrawal management support service Detox at Home in the North and South.
Premier Rockliff thanked the dedicated mental health workforce for its ongoing dedication to deliver contemporary, best-practice mental health services.
"Our Government will continue to invest in the mental health services, facilities and community-based care options the Tasmanian community needs and deserves," Premier Rockliff said.
