REGIONAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT (14:25): I have a supplementary question. What specialist service, if any, is provided in country areas for people with a specific diagnosis of borderline personality disorder? Also, what specialist face-to-face counselling services are available for men, in particular, in those areas, given the high rate of male suicide?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for State/Local Government Relations) (14:26): I thank the honourable member for her questions. I will be happy to refer those to the Minister for Mental Health in another place and bring back a response. But, again, we would stack our figures up against those of the former Liberal government any day.