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Date Subject
11-Mar-2010 MHCC appears before the SENATE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS Inquiry on Suicide in Australia
19-Feb-2010 Release of National Advisory Council Discussion Paper on Mental Health
19-Feb-2010 Premier's Advisory Council on Homelessness announced
19-Feb-2010 PHaMs Round 4 Funding Announced
19-Feb-2010 National Consultation on Quality Framework for services to homeless people
03-Feb-2010 Keep Them Safe Response has implications for a wide range of NGOs delivering social services
18-Jan-2010 Keep Them Safe Response - Police Child Wellbeing Unit to seek help from community agencies for referrals
18-Dec-2009 Call for submissions to the development of Regional Homelessness Action Plans
16-Nov-2009 Fourth National Mental Health Plan commitment
11-Nov-2009 Phase 2 Discussion paper released for National Scoping Project - New National Mental Health Consumer Peak Body
11-Nov-2009 Housing for people with a mental illness - Ombudsman's report released today
23-Sep-2009 National Scoping Project Consumer Speak: seeking a national voice opportunities to get involved
23-Sep-2009 Government Releases National Mental Health and Disability Employment Strategy
07-Sep-2009 MHCC Wins Gold TheMHS Award
26-Aug-2009 Films attack mental health stigma
25-Aug-2009 MHCC and PWD make joint submission to NSW Inquiry on Substitute Decision-making for people lacking capacity
04-Aug-2009 Ministers Plibersek and Borger announce $283m to target homelessness in NSW
20-Jul-2009 MHCC makes submission on Health Practitioner Regulation Draft
06-Jul-2009 Changes to Federal Ministry announced
06-Jul-2009 Summary of NSW Budget for our sector and new Govt cluster structures
29-Jun-2009 Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes 2 major initiatives for people with disability and their families
22-Jun-2009 Government announces inquiry into homelessness legislation
15-Jun-2009 MHCC makes submission to National Human Rights Consultation
19-May-2009 The Women in Prison Advocacy Network (WIPAN) needs your support - Fund raising activities
13-May-2009 New Grants Program for Women
13-May-2009 Review of Grants Administration has been released
20-Mar-2009 Home Truths - MHCA report released
18-Mar-2009 IPART Review of Fees of the Office of the Protective Commissioner (OPC)
13-Mar-2009 Guidelines launched for NGOs working with trafficked people
13-Mar-2009 The Mental Health Resource Centre has a great range of mental health related material
13-Mar-2009 Update on Good Medical Practice: Code of Professional Conduct
13-Mar-2009 A Healthier Future for all Australians - Interim Report of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission
12-Mar-2009 Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 - A guide to undertanding the key changes to forensic mental health legislation
11-Mar-2009 MHCC makes submission to Senate Select Committee Inquiry into Men’s Health
05-Mar-2009 Health Ministers renew commitment to the continual improvement of Australia's mental health system
27-Feb-2009 Human Rights Commission launches toolkit to assist participation in the national human rights consultation
22-Jan-2009 NSW Ombudsman complaint handling workshops for staff working in community services
20-Jan-2009 NSW Multicultural Mental Health Plan 2008-2012 - MHCC asked to participate on Implementation Committee
17-Dec-2008 Video Competition- Freedom, Rights, Equality and Dignity: Why Australia needs Human Rights Protection
12-Dec-2008 National Compact Final Report
08-Dec-2008 Update from COAG meeting
05-Dec-2008 Senate Select Committee releases report on Disclosure regimes for charities and not-for-profit organisations
21-Nov-2008 The Cancer Council NSW (CCNSW) has just published ‘Smoke & Mirrors: a review of the literature on smoking and mental illness’.
17-Nov-2008 Call for Papers: Special Issue Showcasing Student Research, Australian Community Psychologist, Vol 21, Issue 1
17-Nov-2008 The Australian Human Rights Commission's 2007-08 Annual Report has been tabled in federal parliament and is now available
17-Nov-2008 NSW Treasurer delivers mini budget
17-Nov-2008 Australian Human Rights Commission says Government passes test on Indigenous Affairs - but only just
17-Nov-2008 Media Release Senator Ursula Stephens Strategies for improving mental illness services a key part of the social inclusion agenda
07-Nov-2008 Veterans at risk of homelessness research study : A National Project on Australian veterans who are experiencing homelessness and at risk.
06-Nov-2008 Australian elected to UN Committee on Rights of Persons with Disabilities
31-Oct-2008 National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for Health Practitioners.
24-Oct-2008 Gershon Report exemplifies good practice in accessibility
20-Oct-2008 NCOSS Pre Budget Submission to NSW Government released
10-Oct-2008 COAG Mental Health Reform - 2nd report launched
10-Oct-2008 World Mental Health Day - The Hon Nicola Roxon Minister for Health & Ageing Media Release
02-Oct-2008 Mental health groups united in praise for Senate committee
30-Sep-2008 Recommendations of Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs Inquiry into Mental Health
24-Sep-2008 The NSW Electoral Commission seeks feedback on Council election process
24-Sep-2008 Community Health Review NGO Information Collection
11-Sep-2008 Indexation to Health Funded Non-Government Organisations
08-Sep-2008 Barbara Perry new Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Mental Health)
05-Sep-2008 HREOC will now be known as the Australian Human Rights Commission
04-Sep-2008 World Health Organisation launch their final report on the social determinants of health
04-Sep-2008 Equal Access to Democracy News No. 3
25-Aug-2008 Consultation on an Australian Compact
21-Aug-2008 Disability And The Criminal Justice System NSW Interagency Service Principles And Protocols
20-Aug-2008 WESNET Capacity Building Grants for Domestic and/or Family Violence Projects
13-Aug-2008 New partnership resource kit launched to help in forming partnerships
04-Aug-2008 Carers needed for ORYGEN Reseach Centre developing guidelines to help with drug use problems
30-Jul-2008 Asylum Seekers to get free access to NSW Health Services
10-Jul-2008 Senate Community Affairs Inquiry into Mental Health Services Australia
10-Jul-2008 The Mental Health Legislation Amendment (Forensic Provisions) Bill 2008
10-Jul-2008 Housing NSW tenancy fraud and amnesty
10-Jul-2008 Housing Scholarship for NSW Youth
10-Jul-2008 Garling Inquiry: Special Commission of Inquiry into Health
10-Jul-2008 Care for Families Program
10-Jul-2008 PRA’s Hopes and Dreams Project
10-Jul-2008 Comorbidity Professional Development Scholarships for Alcohol and other drug and mental health workers
10-Jul-2008 Housing Scholarship for NSW Youth
08-Jul-2008 NSW Infrastructure Grants Program
02-Jul-2008 The Capacity Toolkit