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Coronial Findings Demand Urgent Action on Paramedic Mental HealthThe Coroner has effectively put the Rockliff Government on notice over the mental health of paramedics. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 5 Jul 2023 |
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Rockliff Ignores St Helen's Closure ImpactThe critically important St Helen’s mental health facility will close its doors tomorrow, but Jeremy Rockliff hasn’t lifted a finger to keep it open Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 22 Jun 2023 |
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St Helens Private Hospital - Effects of ClosureThe Premier has lifted not one finger to sincerely make a strong effort to restore and maintain the services at St Helens. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 20 Jun 2023 |
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Mental Health and Wellbeing – Closure of St Helens Private HospitalThey want you to be honest about the fact that we're in a desperate situation, and you are there with them and you're open to every option. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 5 Jun 2023 |
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Not Too Late to Act on St Helen’sIt’s not too late for the Premier to finally act to ensure all the crucial, life-saving services provided by the St Helen’s mental health facility will continue Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 14 Jun 2023 |
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St Helens Private Hospital - Effect of ClosureYesterday you released the Government's master plan for the redevelopment of St Johns Park. It will not be completed until 2025 at the earliest. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 1 Jun 2023 |
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Liberals’ Budget Fails on Health AgainMichael Ferguson is trying to pretend he’s handed down a Budget to tackle the health crisis, but Tasmanians will see straight through his attempts at spin Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 25 May 2023 |
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Premier Must Act on St Helen'sJeremy Rockliff has moved heaven & earth to to build a billion-dollar stadium at Macquarie Point but he won’t lift a finger to save vital mental health services Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 23 May 2023 |
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Liberals Refuse to Act on St Helens ClosureThe Premier has refused to look into purchasing the St Helens building or taking over the services it operates Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 10 May 2023 |
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Mental Health Amendment Bill 2022I indicate that the Greens support this amending legislation. When the Mental Health Act came in, in 2013, it was a huge change. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 21 Mar 2023 |
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Mental HealthThe conclusion of the AMA's national report card, which provides data about Tasmania, is overwhelming for the whole country. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 8 Nov 2022 |
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Mental Health Services - ResourcingThe Australian Medical Association's report card is damning. It shows the long waits for people to access mental health care at emergency departments. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 8 Nov 2022 |
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Estimates Reply – RockliffEssentially, across all of our health services is the reality that we are in a global pandemic. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 14 Jun 2022 |
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Mental Health and Wellbeing – Working with Vulnerable PeopleThe ACT has a broader purview on who is captured under the requirement to register to work with vulnerable people. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 6 Jun 2022 |
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Mental Health and Wellbeing – Natural DisastersThe relationship between mental health and natural disasters is a very strong one. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 6 Jun 2022 |
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Mental Health and Wellbeing – LGBTQI+ Tasmanians: Telling Us The Story reportDespite the progress that has been made in Tasmania, LGBTIQ+ people of all ages still report stigma, prejudice, exclusion and discrimination in our communities. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 6 Jun 2022 |
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Mental Health and Wellbeing – Workforce StrategyI want to raise the issue of workforce development, which the sector is concerned about in understanding what the Budget means. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 6 Jun 2022 |
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Greens Welcome Premier’s commitment to Pursuing Ban on Conversion PracticesThe Greens welcome the Premier’s commitment to act on the Tasmanian Law Reform Commission’s report on harmful, unscientific conversion practices. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 6 Jun 2022 |
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LGBTIQ+ People - Providing a Safe TasmaniaYesterday the results of the Government-commissioned UTAS LGBTIQ survey were released. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 5 May 2022 |
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Mental Health and Wellbeing of Young PeopleNational Mental Health Week is an important time for us all to reflect on the lives of people who are living in mental health distress. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 13 Oct 2021 |
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Mental Health and Wellbeing - Child and Adolescent Mental Health ServicesPESRAC recommended that the CAMHS reforms be accelerated and implemented as soon as possible and they set out a number of phases. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 6 Sep 2021 |
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Mental Health and Wellbeing - Climate EmergencyLast week a veritable who's who of Australian sport launched an incredibly important campaign called The Cool Down. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 6 Sep 2021 |
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Mental Health and Wellbeing - COVID-19We have a load of 150 people or thereabouts, I understand, coming from the UK, who will be in hotel quarantine in Tasmania. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 6 Sep 2021 |
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Mental Health and Wellbeing - Coronial Report, Mental Health ServicesTwo coronial reports in recent times have painted a dire picture of acute mental health services in our hospital system. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 6 Sep 2021 |
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Keeping Tasmanians Safe and ConfidentIt is unbelievable that yesterday the Greens moved a motion to declare a climate emergency on the back of the IPCC's alarming report, which is a code red. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 26 Aug 2021 |
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Climate Crisis Effects on Mental HealthThe United Nations said greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel burning and deforestation are choking our planet and putting billions of people at risk. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 26 Aug 2021 |
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Greens Support Independent Inquiry into Mental Health CareThe issues raised by 16 psychiatrists in a letter to the Australian Medical Association are alarming. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 26 Apr 2021 |
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Greens Mark ANZAC Day with Support for VeteransLutruwita/Tasmania has a long history of sending its sons and daughters away to battle fields on foreign soil. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 25 Apr 2021 |
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Estimates Reply – Deputy Premier RockliffThere is an intersection between Education and many other portfolio responsibilities of this Government, not least that of Mental Health and Wellbeing. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 2 Dec 2020 |
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Attorney-General and Justice – Victims of Crime CompensationA person who witnessed a crime is only able to paid a maximum or $20 000. A relative can be paid a maximum of $10 000. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 25 Nov 2020 |
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Mental Health and Wellbeing – Climate AnxietyMission Australia's survey of Tasmanian young people 15 to 19 shows that the environment is the top rating issue. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 24 Nov 2020 |
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Mental Health and Wellbeing – ADHD SupportADHD is the most prevalent childhood neurodevelopmental disorder and the estimates range but it's around 4 per cent. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 24 Nov 2020 |
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Mental Health and Wellbeing – Children and Adolescent Mental Health ServicesThe CAMHS reforms are very welcome and we welcome the fact that they were all accepted. It's very important that they were. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 24 Nov 2020 |
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Mental Health and Wellbeing – Eating Disorder ClinicBest practice would be if step-up and step-down services for eating disorders were across each of the three regions in Tasmania. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 24 Nov 2020 |
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Disability and Community Development – LGBTI WellbeingMental health is a very critical issue for LGBTI Tasmanians, it's pretty clear that transphobic statements add to this burden. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 24 Nov 2020 |
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Pokies Harm to Continue Despite Legislation DelayMinister Ferguson confirmed in Budget Estimates profound social harm caused by pokies is set to continue, despite legislation being delayed. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 24 Nov 2020 |
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Eating Disorder Support Urgently NeededThe lack of specialist treatment for eating disorders in Tasmania has been an ongoing, and often tragic, issue. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 16 Jun 2020 |
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Leaders Must Listen to Young People in COVID-19 RebuildThe Greens welcome the Commissioner for Children and Young People’s 'Listening to Children and Young People in Tasmania Report 2019'. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 14 May 2020 |
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Liberals' Sham Consultation to Entrench Poker Machine HarmThe Liberals' plan for the future of gambling in Tasmania released last yesterday afternoon will entrench social harm for two decades to come. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 26 Feb 2020 |
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Wellbeing of Young TasmaniansThe Commissioner for Children and Young People paints a mixed picture of Tasmania’s progress on the wellbeing of young Tasmanians. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 11 Feb 2020 |
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Health Budget and Access Solutions meeting agreementsThe Minister for Health oversees a budget which grows every year. That is the nature of the Health budget. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 12 Nov 2019 |
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Federal Religious Freedom BillSuicide rates and self-harm amongst LGBTI people, particularly young people and transgender people, is significantly higher than the average populations. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 11 Sep 2019 |
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Willow CourtAs every member of this House knows, Willow Court has a dark history but it is one of those sites in Tasmania that we need to look after. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 5 Sep 2019 |
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Estimates Reply - Minister FergusonChair, I will reflect on some of the enlightening conversations I had with the minister in his capacity as the Minister for Health. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 12 Jun 2019 |
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Mental HealthWe have a situation where young people and children are admitted in mental health distress into wards for adults. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 11 Jun 2019 |
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Child and Youth Mental HealthNew beds will be progressively rolled out from 2020-21, including 10 new intensive care unit beds and a dedicated 16-bed adolescent unit. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 30 May 2019 |
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Child and Youth Mental Health60,000 Tasmanians live in mental health distress every year. They suffer financial distress and social and financial impacts on their families and communities. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 30 May 2019 |
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Budget 2019-20 - Mental Health FacilitiesIn 2015 Coroner Olivia McTaggart recommended a dedicated inpatient unit be built for young people who suffer mental illness or suicidality. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 30 May 2019 |
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Mental Health in SchoolsThe evidence before us is of incredibly high rates of anxiety, depression, stress, of suicide achieved and suicidal ideation. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 29 May 2019 |
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Climate Change Emergency - Health EffectsWe have just 11 years to dramatically change course and avoid global heating that would bring catastrophic changes to all life. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 23 May 2019 |
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Workers Rehabilitation And Compensation Amendment (Presumption As To Cause Of Disease) Bill 2019This is a great step for Tasmania and for all people who are going through the process of healing or learning to live with post-traumatic stress. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 9 Apr 2019 |
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Births, Deaths and Marriages Act - Legislative ReformThere are alarmingly high suicide and self-harm rates amongst transgender adolescents as a result of the stigma and discrimination they face. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 9 Apr 2019 |
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Gender Reform Laws Must be Debated Next WeekTasmania’s Upper House has passed nation-leading legislation that will end entrenched bureaucratic discrimination against transgender people. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 5 Apr 2019 |
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Tasmania's Distressing AIHW Mental Health Report CardTasmanians are buying an average of 9.3 prescriptions every year to help with their mental ill health. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 5 Dec 2018 |
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Mental Health Amendment Bill 2018It sounds like it is a change that is important and needed, supported by the Mental Health Council, mental health consumers and others. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 21 Nov 2018 |
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Ministerial Statement - Rebuilding the Health SystemI cannot help bringing to my gaze to one of the big silences in this document, which contains some very welcome announcements and I will go to those. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 16 Oct 2018 |
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Mental Health FundingThere have been documented occasions where people in severe distress have been forced to wait in the emergency department for numbers of days. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 16 Oct 2018 |
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Ministerial Statement Response - Workers Compensation Provisions for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - ReviewIt is important we continue to walk down the path of reducing stigma around mental health in the community. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 25 Sep 2018 |
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Vulnerable PeopleWe have examined in some detail the Auditor-General's report which followed the allegations surrounding the for-profit provider Safe Pathways. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 25 Sep 2018 |
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Health System FundingSubsequent budgets have not been keeping up to the real costs of running the hospital system. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 19 Sep 2018 |
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Still Work to be Done on LGBTI EqualityHundreds of Tasmanians refused to let thunder and rain dampen their rainbow spirits today at the annual TasPride march through Hobart. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 13 Jan 2018 |
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Mental Health Unit RejectedThe AMA leaves no room for doubt in their criticism of the Hodgman Liberal government’s plan to steamroll through a new acute mental health facility. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 17 Nov 2017 |
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Mental HealthIt is a fair point to point the finger at this Minister, but we need to understand that it is more than just about the situation at the Royal Hobart Hospital. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 31 Oct 2017 |
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Contempt of Court Risk Health Minister's FaultMinister Ferguson has failed to properly resource the State's only secure mental health facility, the Wilfred Lopes Centre. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 14 Oct 2017 |
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Launceston General Hospital - Psychiatric ServicesPatients presenting at the LGH with acute mental health issues will not be able to be seen by a psychiatrist or a registrar. Andrea Dawkins | Parliamentary Activity | 15 Aug 2017 |
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Royal Hobart Hospital - Psychiatric Medicine AccreditationAs we have just heard, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry has withdrawn their accreditation status from the Royal Hobart Hospital. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 9 Aug 2017 |
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Ferguson Must Address Psychiatric Care Shortage at the LGHLast week the Royal Hobart Hospital Department of Psychiatric Medicine lost their RANZCP accreditation. Andrea Dawkins | Media Release | 15 Aug 2017 |
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Ferguson's Failure on Psychiatric Medicine at the RHHThe withdrawal of 2 - 3 training psychiatrists from the staff of the Department of Psychiatric Medicine is a devastating blow to the functioning of the RHH. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 9 Aug 2017 |
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Labor and Liberals Ignore Health Cost of PokiesTasmanians lose $200 million a year to poker machines. They devastate families and destroy lives. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 28 Jul 2017 |
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Extra $220M to Health in Greens' Alternative BudgetThe Greens’ Alternative Budget prioritises what Tasmanians most want, fixing the State’s health system - currently at breaking point. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 31 May 2017 |
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State Liberals Must Fight for Rural Alive and Well FundingMany rural Tasmanians have survived depression and suicide thanks to the committed staff and volunteers at Rural Alive and Well. Andrea Dawkins | Media Release | 20 Feb 2017 |
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RHH Decant Leaves Psychiatric Unit Out in the ColdThe decant of the Psychiatric Unit at the Royal Hobart Hospital will drastically cut the quality of care for people in the greatest need. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 28 Nov 2016 |
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Liberals Cave to Extreme Right on Safe SchoolsAt their State Council meeting today, the Tasmania Liberals passed a Motion to abolish the Safe Schools program. Andrea Dawkins | Media Release | 5 Nov 2016 |
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Minister Evades Question on Number of Children Waiting for Family Violence CounsellingFormer Australian of the Year, Rosie Batty, will today launch the Children and Young People's Unique Experience of Family Violence report. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 20 Sep 2016 |
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Anti-Discrimination Act Changes are DangerousThe exemption provided on religious grounds in the amendment Bill will send a dangerous message out into the community. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 21 Sep 2016 |
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On RUOK Day Liberals Should Rethink Anti-Discrimination Act ChangesRUOK Day is an important reminder that reaching out to people in mental distress is something we can all do. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 8 Sep 2016 |
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LGBTI Issues: Ultimate Support for a Simple LifeI rise tonight to respond to parliamentary secretary Mr Barnett's adjournment speech last evening on Safe Schools and his continued attack on LGBTI issues. Andrea Dawkins | Parliamentary Activity | 1 Jun 2016 |
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Greens Alternative Budget Invests in Preventative HealthInstead of cutting the Health budget, and taking money out of emergency departments, the Greens would reinstate frontline health staff. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 31 May 2016 |
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Federal Budget 2016: Premier Says Eslake, TasCOSS, Anglicare Are WrongEconomist Saul Eslake agrees that Tuesday's budget contains little for Tasmania, and TASCOSS and Anglicare have given the federal budget a big thumbs down. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 5 May 2016 |
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Saving Lives from SuicideAn investment of $3M to boost mental health services and a more holistic approach to identifying and supporting at-risk Tasmanians are a very good start. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 11 Mar 2016 |
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Mental Health Plan Welcome but Needs FundingIt’s good to see the government are serious about tackling mental health with the release of the 'Rethink Mental Health' plan today. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 9 Oct 2015 |
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White Paper Welcome but Not Enough for TassieThe White Paper released yesterday by the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture is a welcome for Tasmania on the surface. Andrea Dawkins | Media Release | 5 Jul 2015 |
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Adolescent and Youth Mental Health ServicesMental health services for young Tasmanians remain the most poorly resourced in the country. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 3 Jun 2015 |
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Remains Critically Under ResourcedTasmania's youth mental health services remain the most poorly resourced in the country. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 3 Jun 2015 |
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Willow Court Apology One Step CloserIt is now almost 14 years since Willow Court and the Royal Derwent hospital were closed. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 28 Oct 2014 |