The Victorian Coalition Government has allocated $76,000 to improve the safety of women in mental health care at Mildura Base Hospital, Minister for Mental Health Mary Wooldridge announced today.

A new 54-bed acute mental health facility will be built in Werribee in Melbourne’s West, Premier Denis Napthine said today.

People with mental illness will have access to the best possible care in a unique psychiatric facility at the new Bendigo Hospital, Minister for Mental Health Mary Wooldridge said today.

An innovative new initiative to tackle youth suicide in Melbourne’s south east growth corridor was announced today by the Minister for Mental Health Mary Wooldridge.

Respected mental health expert Bill Healy has been appointed as the new Chair of Forensicare – Victoria’s specialist service for offenders with mental health conditions, Minister for Mental Health Mary Wooldridge announced today.

An innovative service with 10 new mental health beds specifically for young people from Dandenong and surrounding suburbs was officially opened today by the Minister for Mental Health Mary Wooldridge.

The Dandenong Hospital emergency department will receive an extra $500,000 from the Victorian Coalition Government to help it better respond to drug and alcohol-affected patients.

Victorians with a serious mental illness will benefit from $37 million in funding over four years to deliver new initiatives under the Commonwealth-State National Partnership Agreement Supporting Mental Health Reform.

The Victorian Coalition Government has awarded $10 million to five innovative research projects that will deliver better outcomes for Victorians affected by mental illness.

Twelve area mental health services across Victoria will share in $230,000 to establish new patient, family and carer advisory groups as part of the Victorian Dual Diagnosis Initiative, Minister for Mental Health Mary Wooldridge announced today.

Minister for Mental Health Mary Wooldridge announced today that Dr Mark Oakley Browne is Victoria’s new Chief Psychiatrist.

Grants of up to $500,000 for community mental health services are now available under a $3 million Victorian Coalition Government initiative.

The Bendigo Hospital emergency department will receive an extra $500,000 from the Victorian Coalition Government to help it better respond to drug and alcohol-affected patients.

Minister for Mental Health Mary Wooldridge today opened the Bendigo region’s first mental health beds specifically for young people.

The Geelong Hospital emergency department will receive an extra $500,000 from the Victorian Coalition Government to help it better respond to drug and alcohol-affected patients.

More than $1 million in mental health research grants with a focus on depression and anxiety were announced today by the Victorian Coalition Government and the national depression and anxiety initiative, beyondblue.

The Ballarat Base Hospital emergency department will receive an extra $500,000 from the Victorian Coalition Government to help it better respond to drug and alcohol-affected patients.

A $12 million funding boost from the Victorian Coalition Government will help hospital emergency departments across Victoria to better respond to drug and alcohol-affected patients.