Mental Health

Mental Health Services — 100 people program

Date: 
15/05/2012

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5343. Hon Alison Xamon to the Minister for Mental Health

I refer to the $25.18 million funding over four years to support 100 people with a mental illness, and I ask —

(1) Which community organisations have successfully tendered for this program?

(2) How much funding will each organisation in (1) receive?

Announcement of a Declared Place welcome and long overdue: Greens

Date: 
11/05/2012

The Greens have welcomed the announcement today that funding has finally been put aside to commence the building of a Declared Place.


“It has been a blight on WA that to date anyone with a mental illness or intellectual disability who has been found unfit to stand trial or not guilty because of mental unfitness has had nowhere to go except to prison or Graylands,” said Alison Xamon, Greens spokesperson on Mental Health and Disabilities.

Suicide — children bereaved

Date: 
02/05/2012

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5222. Hon Alison Xamon to the Minister for Mental Health

I refer to children bereaved by the suicide of a parent, and I ask —

(1) What specialty programs are available in Western Australia specifically for children bereaved by the suicide of a parent? Which agency or organisation delivers each of the programs in (1)?

Mentally Impaired Accused Review Board — Budget

Date: 
01/05/2012

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5242. Hon Alison Xamon to the Parliamentary Secretary representing the Attorney General

(1) What is the Mentally Impaired Accused Review Board’s (MIARB) annual Budget for 2011–12?

(2) What was the MIARB annual budget for 2010–11?

(3) To whom does the MIARB report their annual expenditure?

(4) Are the reports referred to in (3) publicly available?

Kath French Secure Care Centre

Date: 
01/05/2012

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5221. Hon Alison Xamon to the Minister for Child Protection

I refer to the Kath French Secure Care Centre, and I ask —

(1) How many children have been held at the Centre since it began operating in 2011?

(2) Please provide the ages of each of the children in (1).

(3) How long has each child from (1) been held at the Centre?

State Suicide Strategy flawed in its approach to funding suicide prevention

Date: 
20/04/2012

The failure of the State Suicide Strategy to readily fund the Yiriman Project designed to help young Aboriginals at serious risk is a sharp example of the limitations of the Strategy’s approach, Greens spokesperson for Mental Health, Alison Xamon said today.


“When the Barnett Government originally announced a significant increase in the amount of funding available for suicide prevention programs this was welcomed by the mental health sector and those passionate about the need to address the tragedy of suicide,” Ms Xamon said.

ReachOut is valuable youth support service, say WA Greens

Date: 
28/03/2012

 WA Greens spokesperson for Mental Health and Youth Alison Xamon attended a stakeholder gathering for ReachOut on Monday night,( March 26.


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