Posted on Monday, February 20, 2012 - 10:40
Community Affairs Committee
Wednesday 15 February 2012
Posted on Monday, February 20, 2012 - 09:30
Community Affairs Committee
Wednesday 15 February 2012
Senator WRIGHT: We know that some groups are at high risk of experiencing mental illness. For example, some of the groups that I am aware of are people in immigration detention, Indigenous Australians or Aboriginal Australians, people living in regional, rural and remote areas and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community. I am interested in whether or not the department are targeting any high-risk groups in your service delivery strategy. If so, what groups would they be, and what are the programs or services in terms of actually identifying particularly high-risk groups and working out what can be done for them?
Posted on Monday, February 20, 2012 - 09:28
Community Affairs Committee
Wednesday 15 February 2012
Senator WRIGHT: Can you tell me what types of mental illness, if any, have been identified for targeted service delivery and, if so, how were they identified?
Posted on Monday, February 20, 2012 - 09:23
Community Affairs Committee
Wednesday 15 February 2012
Senator WRIGHT: I now have some questions regarding Better Access. As of January 2013 the number of treatment sessions available will be reduced from 16 to 10. In light of these projected changes to the Better Access program, what programs are currently being progressed to fill the likely need for services that will be caused by the changes that will come into effect on 1 January 2013?
Posted on Monday, February 20, 2012 - 09:20
Community Affairs Committee
Wednesday 15 February 2012
Senator WRIGHT: Thank you for your attendance today. Good afternoon. First of all I would like to ask you some questions about the Ten Year Roadmap for National Mental Health Reform. What consultation was conducted as part of the lead-up and process in drafting the Ten Year Road Map for National Mental Health Reform?
Posted on Monday, February 20, 2012 - 09:17
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
Wednesday 15 February 2012
Senator WRIGHT: Good evening, gentlemen. Thank you for your time tonight. I have some questions regarding the BEST funding. Based on the recommendation of the review of DVA funded ESO, advocacy and welfare services final report of December 2010, I understand that funding to organisation under the Building Excellence in Support and Training program, the BEST program, will be cut by up to 30 per cent at 1 July 2012. Based on that background, I have a few questions. The first one—
Posted on Friday, February 17, 2012 - 16:28
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Senator WRIGHT: First of all, I would like to ask some questions about the status of the National Justice CEOs working group on justice reinvestment. I understand that under the umbrella of the National Justice CEOs group, the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department is chairing a cross-jurisdictional working group created specifically to consider justice reinvestment or, in other words, criminal justice approaches which focus on addressing the causes of crime in particular locations. I understand this working group was due to provide a report to the National Justice CEOs in November 2011. Has the report been completed? When will it be released?
Posted on Friday, February 17, 2012 - 14:50
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Senator WRIGHT: Thank you for your time today. I would like to ask you some questions today about surveillance of environmental protest groups. Does the AFP monitor the activities of environmental issues motivated groups and activists that undertake peaceful protests at coal mine sites, power stations, coal export facilities and other related sites?
Posted on Friday, February 17, 2012 - 14:40
Community Affairs Legislation Committee
Wednesday 19 October 2011
Senator WRIGHT: Thank you for that. I have another question in relation to the Day to Day Living Program. The National Health Reform Progress and delivery report released in September reports that key National Health Reform milestone No. 4.2 is to expand the support for the Day-To-Day Living Program to meet demand for services. Funding negotiations are due to commence, I understand, with existing service providers in January 2012. Correct me if I am wrong on that.
Posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 12:37
