NSW Budget Mental Health Investment Priorities 2022 – 2023
This submission sets out four top investment priorities for the NSW Budget 2022-2023.
- 5,000 additional housing and accommodation support packages for people living with a mental health condition.
- 13 new ‘Step-up Step-down’ prevention and recovery programs to establish a State-wide service.
- 10 new specialist youth services across NSW to increase the availability of psychosocial support for young people.
- Urgently address the significant workforce shortages in the community-based mental health workforce, including developing the peer workforce.
February 2022