House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Estimates Replies Mental Health Funding Mental Health Funding In reply to Mr PICTON House of Assembly Kaurna Mental Health Funding In reply to Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (30 July 2021). (Estimates Committee B) The Hon. S.G. WADE House of Assembly Minister for Health and Wellbeing The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing): I have been advised: 1.	The $20 million increase in mental health funding related to the following new initiatives: Bushfire recovery funding of $5 million. ($2.5 million for 2020-21 and $2.5 million for 2021-22.) Mental Health COVID-19 funding of $15.132 million. ($0.025 million in 2019-20 and $15.107 million in 2020-21.) The information is sourced from the state budget papers for 2020-21, Budget Paper 5, page 73. 2.	Total funding for 2020-21 estimated operating expenditure for mental health programs in SA Health was $508.6 million. The mental health budget for 2021-22 has yet to be finalised although it is anticipated that the figure will be higher than the estimated result for 2020-21 due to the additional mental health funding announced in the 2021-22 state budget amounting to $163.5 million over the next four years.