Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party, Minister for Regional Communications) Share this | Hansard source

Young people, when confronted with mental illness, often struggle to access the information and the support that they need in a timely fashion. We all know the tragedy of young Amy Everett, the 14-year-old who took her life over summer as a result of cyberbullying. It is something that has impacted all families and communities, as parents and as young people themselves struggle with the impact of cyberbullying. I had the privilege of announcing over the summer break an additional $110 million to expand and extend specific mental health programs to our young people—supporting headspace and supporting beyondblue with their crack team, which goes particularly into secondary schools that have experienced a suicide episode, to support teachers, students and families at a time in crisis, and providing additional money for Orygen, leading world-class research and policy advice in the provision of youth mental health services. I could go on.