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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. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 16 Jun 2020 |
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 |
Coronavirus - We're all in this TogetherIt’s a strange time for all of us. We’re coming to terms with fundamental changes to daily life and how the world operates. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Opinion | 15 Apr 2020 |
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. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 26 Feb 2020 |
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 |
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. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 12 Nov 2019 |
Quality Education for all Tasmanian StudentsInvestment in education is one of the most important functions of government. Our schools need more funding for teachers and support staff. Andrea Dawkins | Policies | 2 Feb 2018 |
Mental Wellness A Path to RecoveryThe Tasmanian Greens know a lot more needs to be done to improve our mental health system including clearer pathways and community health options. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Policies | 1 Mar 2018 |
Looking Out for LGBTI TasmaniansThe Tasmanian Greens believe every Australian has the right to be treated equally. Action on equality is essential for a healthy, accepting society. Cassy O'Connor MP | Policies | 25 Jan 2018 |
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 |
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. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 12 Jun 2019 |
Mental HealthWe have a situation where young people and children are admitted in mental health distress into wards for adults. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 11 Jun 2019 |
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 |
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. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 30 May 2019 |
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. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 30 May 2019 |
Mental Health in SchoolsThe evidence before us is of incredibly high rates of anxiety, depression, stress, of suicide achieved and suicidal ideation. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 29 May 2019 |
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. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 23 May 2019 |
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 |
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. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 5 Dec 2018 |
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. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 21 Nov 2018 |
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. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 16 Oct 2018 |
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. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 16 Oct 2018 |
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 |
Health System FundingSubsequent budgets have not been keeping up to the real costs of running the hospital system. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 19 Sep 2018 |
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 |
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. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 17 Nov 2017 |
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. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 31 Oct 2017 |
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. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 14 Oct 2017 |
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 |
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. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 9 Aug 2017 |
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 |
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. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 9 Aug 2017 |
Labor and Liberals Ignore Health Cost of PokiesTasmanians lose $200 million a year to poker machines. They devastate families and destroy lives. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 28 Jul 2017 |
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. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 31 May 2017 |
State Liberals Must Fight for Rural Alive and Well FundingAndrea Dawkins | Media Release | 20 Feb 2017 |
RHH Decant Leaves Psychiatric Unit Out in the ColdRosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 28 Nov 2016 |
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 |
Selfie Challenge to Raise Awareness for Dementia and Alzheimer's21 September 2016 is World Alzheimer’s Day, which includes a series of events organised by Alzheimer’s Australia. Andrea Dawkins | Parliamentary Activity | 21 Sep 2016 |
Desperate Need for Rehabilitative Services for Ice AddictionThe very real and dangerous increase in Crystalline Methamphetamine (Ice) use in Tasmania is now strongly suggestive of an epidemic. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 19 Sep 2016 |
Anti-Discrimination Act Changes are DangerousCassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 21 Sep 2016 |
On RUOK Day Liberals Should Rethink Anti-Discrimination Act ChangesCassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 8 Sep 2016 |
Australia's Asylum Seeker ShameAustralia has been detaining asylum seekers offshore on Nauru and Manus Island under the direction of the Federal Liberal Government. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 17 Aug 2016 |
Liberals Need to Honour Their Suicide Prevention Election CommitmentThe Liberals should stand by their election commitment to Tasmanians and fund their suicide prevention commitments as they said they would. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 14 Jun 2016 |
LGBTI Issues: Ultimate Support for a Simple LifeAndrea Dawkins | Parliamentary Activity | 1 Jun 2016 |
Greens Alternative Budget 2016: Health a Priority Over Fictional SurplusRosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 1 Jun 2016 |
Greens Alternative Budget Invests in Preventative HealthRosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 31 May 2016 |
Federal Budget 2016: Premier Says Eslake, TasCOSS, Anglicare Are WrongCassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 5 May 2016 |
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 |
Mental health plan needs fundsAlmost half of us are affected by a mental illness at some point in our lives, with around 60,000 Tasmanians affected each year. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 13 Oct 2015 |
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. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 9 Oct 2015 |
Vietnam Veterans DayThe Day was originally identified to commemorate the Battle of Long Tan in 1966, but was subsequently adopted by all veterans. Andrea Dawkins | Parliamentary Activity | 18 Aug 2015 |
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 |
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 |
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 |