Wednesday, 3 June 2026


Adjournment

Mental health services


Ella GEORGE

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Mental health services

 Ella GEORGE (Lara) (19:12): (1680) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Mental Health. The action that I seek is for the minister to provide an update on how our government is ensuring that our multicultural and multifaith communities have access to culturally appropriate mental health supports. Tonight visiting Parliament we have a very special group of young people who are representing the Cultura Youth Council and the Geelong Youth Council. These groups are visiting Parliament today to prepare themselves ahead of their upcoming Youth Parliament. The Geelong Youth Council’s bill, Reforming Biolink Requirements 2026, explores environmental sustainability and improving connections between wildlife habitats. The Cultura Youth Council’s bill, Reforming Mental Health Resources for Multicultural Youth Bill 2026, is focused on improving access to culturally appropriate mental health support for young people from multicultural backgrounds through workshops, professional training and community engagement activities. This bill responds to the unique challenges faced by multicultural youth, including cultural stigma surrounding mental health, language barriers and barriers to accessing culturally safe support services. The members of these groups are incredibly strong leaders in our local community, and given Cultura Youth Council’s focus on mental health resources, I know that they are just as eager as I am to hear from the minister about how our government is supporting our multicultural and multifaith communities to access mental health supports.