ACT Greens Health Spokesperson Amanda Bresnan MLA pointed to the ACT Mental Health Services Plan 2009-2014 released to day as evidence of progress.

“The Greens welcome this new improved Mental Health Services Plan which is immeasurably better than the draft we rejected in the Assembly in February” Ms Bresnan said today.

“The overarching focus of the Plan – on prevention, recovery, peer support and better integrated services – reflects the work that the Greens have been doing with carers, consumers and community services.”

“It is about how to support people to live healthier lives, in their communities.”

“Of course a plan is only as good as the outcomes it delivers, and we shouldn’t get ahead of ourselves.  But I think it is fair to say that the strength of this plan is due in part to the Labor Greens Agreement.”

“In addition to picking up many concerns regarding the existing service provision from our work with community organisations, the Greens commissioned our own expert work on the directions for mental health services here in the ACT.”

“My Life My Community was released in early July. It includes a range of initiatives that are designed to provide the integrated support that people need to improve their quality of life. Some of that thinking is echoed in this Plan.”

“The Greens will push for increased ACT Government funding for community based services in the next budget  in order to meet the new targets that are a now feature of this Plan” Ms Bresnan said.

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