$133.5 million for Child, Youth and Perinatal Mental Health

The Morrison Government has today announced an investment of $133.5 million to support child, youth and perinatal mental health programs.   Approximately 560,000 Australian children and adolescents are estimated to have a mental illness and one in four young Australians aged 16 to 24 experiences mental illness in any given year. In addition, each year…

Cooma’s new $3.25 million clinical training facility open for business

A new clinical training facility at the Cooma Hospital will expand healthcare access for residents across the region following its official opening today. The training facility will support medical, nursing, midwifery and allied health students to learn directly from health professionals and pursue their careers in Cooma. Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, said the new…