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House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
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Mental Health Services

Ms PRATT (Frome) (14:40): My question is to the Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. What steps, if any, will the Assistant Minister take to provide more mental health support for coastal communities impacted by the harmful algal bloom?

The Hon. C.J. PICTON (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:40): I am happy to inform the shadow minister that part of the summer plan, which has been committed to by the government and announced in the past couple of days, is funding for mental health. We recognise that this was an important element that needed to be provided. In fact, there already had been mental health funding in the first package specifically designed for affected industries and particularly people in the seafood industry, but in this updated package there is additional mental health funding that will make sure that we are delivering in a way that is going to have the most possible impact.

We know this is a time that is going to affect a lot of people. Not only has it affected industries but, as the Treasurer has just outlined, there are a lot of people who are impacted by a lot of the misinformation and ChatGPT sources that are being spread around at the moment on this issue. There are also a lot of people who are just generally also distraught in terms of what the impact on the environment is, the impact on our marine life, particularly the many people who live near the coast. I certainly know that from my local community as well and that is why that was a part of the package that we announced.

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