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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Mental health advocates welcome funding but raise concerns
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:09:19
	Publish Date:		2025-11-05 04:26:00
	Description:		Mental health advocates are welcoming a funding boost for crisis care but are concerned there's no national plan and decisions are being made based on decades old data. The government has detailed a $61.5 million dollar funding boot for mental health crisis services. It includes 40 additional frontline clinical staff for crisis asessments and treatment teams nationwide. Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey spoke to Lisa Owen.
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