Estimates Reply – Minister Ferguson
Chair, I will reflect on some of the enlightening conversations I had with the minister in his capacity as the Minister for Health.
Jun
2019
12
Mental Health
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Jun
2019
11
Mental Health
We have a situation where young people and children are admitted in mental health distress into wards for adults.
May
2019
30
Child and Youth Mental Health
New beds will be progressively rolled out from 2020-21, including 10 new intensive care unit beds and a dedicated 16-bed adolescent unit.
May
2019
30
Child and Youth Mental Health
60,000 Tasmanians live in mental health distress every year. They suffer financial distress and social and financial impacts on their families and communities.
May
2019
30
Budget 2019-20 – Mental Health Facilities
In 2015 Coroner Olivia McTaggart recommended a dedicated inpatient unit be built for young people who suffer mental illness or suicidality.
May
2019
29
Mental Health in Schools
The evidence before us is of incredibly high rates of anxiety, depression, stress, of suicide achieved and suicidal ideation.
May
2019
23
Climate Change Emergency – Health Effects
We have just 11 years to dramatically change course and avoid global heating that would bring catastrophic changes to all life.
Apr
2019
9
Workers Rehabilitation And Compensation Amendment (Presumption As To Cause Of Disease) Bill 2019
This 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.
Apr
2019
9
Births, Deaths and Marriages Act – Legislative Reform
There are alarmingly high suicide and self-harm rates amongst transgender adolescents as a result of the stigma and discrimination they face.
Apr
2019
5
Gender Reform Laws Must be Debated Next Week
Tasmania’s Upper House has passed nation-leading legislation that will end entrenched bureaucratic discrimination against transgender people.