Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

Urgent action needed to improve mental wellbeing for FIFO workers

Greens spokesperson for Mental Health Hon Alison Xamon MLC has today called on the Government to urgently implement a number of the recommendations made as part of a Parliamentary Inquiry two years ago into FIFO work and its impact on mental health.  

Ms Xamon said the recommendations have also been subject to further work by a Government committee including industry, unions and mental health groups which has been developing a response.

She said many of the 30 recommendations had been widely acknowledged as requiring urgent implementation.

WA children failed by mental health system - Report

Greens spokesperson for Mental Health Hon Alison Xamon MLC has today called for urgent action to address failings in the WA Mental Health System identified by the Mental Health Advocacy Service in its 2016-2017 Annual Report.     

The Report, tabled in Parliament today, identifies a range of alarming issues with treatment received by children in the WA mental health system.

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