AAPi has partnered with The McKell Institute to report on the issues relating the the Help Us Help More campaign.
The McKell Report examined the demand for services and the reasons behind it, the barriers to access, the consequences of inaction, the strain on the workforce and the economic cost of the national mental health crisis.
Its recommendations include providing access to additional subsidised psychological therapy sessions under the current MBS for those with more complex mental health needs; increasing the Medicare rebate for psychologists; offering incentives to regional and rural psychologists; expanding career pathways and providing more Commonwealth supported places for psychology students.
AAPi is calling on the Federal Government to “help us help more” by adopting these practical measures in the forthcoming Federal Budget to urgently improve the affordability and availability of mental health care support to Australians.
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