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Premier of Tasmania – Bilateral Agreement for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention signed
12 May 2022 Jeremy Rockliff, Premier Michael Ferguson, Deputy Premier More than $55 million will be invested into mental health and suicide prevention support and services across Tasmania over the next five years, following the signing of a landmark bilateral agreement between […]
Mental healthcare for marginalized groups: Barriers to access
Individuals from minoritized ethnic communities are generally less likely to use mental healthcare services than the majority white population. Some of the reasons for disparities in mental health utilization by marginalized ethnic groups include provider discrimination, lack of adequate health insurance, high costs, limited access to quality care, stigma, mistrust […]