Mental Health Spending Australia 2021

Mental health and suicide prevention receive $2.3 billion of fund…

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(4 days ago) People also askHow much did Australia spend on Mental Health in 2021?About the 2021 Federal Budget In the lead up to the Budget, the Australian Government stated that their spending on mental health reached ‘a record high’ of $5.9bn in 2020-21, far in excess of the $3.6bn most recently reported by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW, 2018-19) and the PC Inquiry.2021 Federal Budget Analysis - Mental Health Australiamhaustralia.orgDoes Australia have a mental health budget?The budget spending on mental health has a focus on suicide prevention, but that is only one piece of the puzzle when it comes to Australia's mental health spending. A new national agreement between the federal government and states and territories will deliver funding on mental health and suicide prevention. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)Mental health and suicide prevention receive $2.3 billion of funding in abc.net.auHow much money is spent on mental health services in 2021?During 2021–22, national recurrent spending on mental health-related services was estimated to be almost $12.2 billion, an annual average increase of 3% since 2017–18 in real terms (i.e., adjusted for inflation).Expenditure - Mental health - AIHW - Australian Institute of Health and aihw.gov.auHow much does Australia spend on specialised mental health services?Total recurrent expenditure on specialised mental health services in private hospitals has not been available since 2017–18 due to changes in data collection availability. Australian Government spending on mental health-related services was estimated to be about $4.3 billion in 2021–22.Expenditure - Mental health - AIHW - Australian Institute of Health and aihw.gov.auFeedbackAustralian Institute of Health and Welfarehttps://www.aihw.gov.au/mental-health/topic-areas/expenditureExpenditure - Mental health - AIHWWEBAustralian Government spending on Department of Defence-funded mental health programs increased in real terms from $57 million in 2017–18 to $65 million in 2021–22, an annual average increase of 3%. This spending covers a range of mental health …

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