Ursula Stephens (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Science and Water) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes that the week beginning 9 October 2006 is National Mental Health Week in Australia, incorporating World Mental Health Day which is celebrated on 10 October;

(b)

acknowledges that suicide can be a tragic consequence of a failure to recognise and treat mental illness;

(c)

notes that many lives are being saved by early recognition and treatment of people at risk;

(d)

recognises the impact of mental illness on carers and families and acknowledges their essential role in supporting those with mental illness;

(e)

notes that the Council of Australian Governments has designated mental health as a major health priority; and

(f)

supports the call by the national Mental Health Council of Australia for recognition that, left untreated, mental illnesses can be fatal and thus must be addressed as an issue of utmost importance.

Question agreed to.