Wendouree electorate
Juliana ADDISON (Wendouree) (14:53): (1147) My constituency question is for the Minister for Mental Health in the other place regarding mental health support for young people in my electorate of Wendouree. With construction underway, how will the new youth prevention and recovery care centre in Ballarat support young people with their mental health challenges? I know that mental health support has never been more important for young people across Ballarat than it is right now, and the new YPARC will make a real and lasting difference in Ballarat and across our region. Following our landmark Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, I am proud that the Allan Labor government is delivering a multimillion-dollar, 10-bed youth prevention and recovery centre in my community. Once completed, our YPARC will be operated by Grampians Health and provide a welcome homelike environment to support young people throughout their recovery journey. Importantly, the YPARC will provide quality mental health care for consumers as well as reduce pressure on the Ballarat Base Hospital by providing an alternative to acute hospital admission.