North-Eastern Metropolitan Region
Aiv PUGLIELLI (North-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:49): (1559) My question today is for the Minister for Mental Health. There are several critical mental health services in my region that do not have funding commitments beyond June of this year. These are the mental health and wellbeing hubs at Box Hill and Greensborough and the youth outreach recovery support in Rosanna. The hubs provide short-term psychological support and interventions for people of all ages who are not reached by other programs, and the youth outreach program supports young people with complex needs, including those who present at hospital for self-harm and for whom residential programs are unsuitable. Both types of support are vitally important for many people in my region. Minister, will you please confirm the ongoing funding for these services beyond the end of the current financial year?