Budget 2021

Budget 2021: Mental health 'a clear national priority' to get $2.3b

Sally Whyte
Updated May 11 2021 - 8:14pm, first published 8:10pm
The budget will include billions for mental health measures. Picture: Shutterstock
The budget will include billions for mental health measures. Picture: Shutterstock

A network of 40 mental health centres for adults will form the centrepiece of a $2.3 billion commitment by the federal government to act on preventing and treating mental ill-health.

Sally Whyte

Sally Whyte

Federal Politics Reporter

I report on a range of issues in federal politics and the public service, with a real passion for how decisions made in Canberra affect the lives of Australians.

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