Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator Chandler. This is one of the signature initiatives of the coalition government: a $509 million youth mental health and suicide prevention plan, the largest suicide prevention strategy in Australia's history. We all talk about our aspiration to get suicide to zero, and this government is actually investing in that. And we've also done that off the bat of the bushfire tragedy that has been occurring in south-east Australia recently. We've put $8 million to extend Beyond Blue's 'Be You' mental health and education program for schools to those who are involved in recovery from the bushfires. We've put an extra $4.4 million to fast tracking the establishment of a new headspace in Batemans Bay. Our government is ensuring Australians and their families get access to the best care and support when they need it.