CSTDA Submission

September 11 / 2006 by Kevin Marron

Interchange Respite Care NSW (Interchange NSW) recently submitted a paper to the Federal Senate Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement (CSTDA) Inquiry; supporting a number points which were raised in both the ACROD and National Carers Coalition. Read more »

Mental Health Recovery Resource

July 4 / 2006 by Kevin Marron

The Australian Network for Promotion, Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health's Online Recovery Toolkit with up-to-date information and resources is aimed at assisting service providers, consumers, carers and policy makers to implement recovery oriented services and activities. Read more »

Update on 'Stronger Together'

July 4 / 2006 by Kevin Marron

Recently, we and the other peak bodies in the disability sector attended a Round Table forum convened by the NSW Ombudsman to digest and discuss the 10 year plan. The Ombudsman has a role in monitoring DADHC to ensure that it remains accountable for delivering its stated and statutory service obligations. Read more »

'Stronger Together'

Jun 2 / 2006 by Kevin Marron

On Friday May 26 the Premier, Morris Iemma, and the Minister for Disability Services, John Della Bosca, released the NSW government’s 10 year plan for disability services, titled Stronger Together. Read more »

New Disability Web Portal

May 18 / 2006 by Kevin Marron

This new Australian Government website links to information and services on over 700 Australian Government websites as well as selected state and territory resources. australia.gov.au also searches over five million government web pages. Read more »

$224 million allocated to Respite Care

May 18 / 2006 by Kevin Marron

2006/2007 Budget spending focus on mental health - $224 million allocated to Respite Care.
Prime Minister John Howard’s promise for increased spending on mental health was confirmed in last week’s budge with $1.9 Billion on mental health over the next five years, this includes extra funding for 650 new respite care places. Read more »

Howard Government's mental health funding promise

March 10 / 2006 by Kevin Marron

The Howard Government announced this month a substantial allocation of $1.8 billion over the next five years for spending on mental health with $500 million allocated in the last year and thereafter. The Prime Minister in his address encouraged the States to match the Commonwealth's contribution by increasing funding to State mental health responsibilities such as supported accommodation, emergency and crises services, hospitals and prisons. Read more »

Senate Committe Report on Mental Health

April 10 / 2006 by Kevin Marron

A report released the Senate Committee outlines the crisis confronting Australia’s mental health services and recoomends that much more funding and dramatic measures are needed than what is already proposed by the Government to tackle this crisis. A “substantial overall increase” in finding has been called for, to support and care for the approximately 60% of Australians with mental illness who go without treatment.
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What is Respite?

March 10 / 2006 by Kevin Marron

As a sector it is important to keep stating that Respite Support is more than just In-Home care and Volunteer Host Family care, a narrow definition the Department is determined to enforce.

Respite Support is many things to many families... Read more »

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