Citizens Commission on Human Rights

Australian National Office

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The Federal Government has given $0.5 million to the National Mental Health Commission who are writing national guidelines for mental health screening of children under 5 years old. It is the states and territories who will fund and implement this screening.

Help stop your state or territory government funding and implementing the mental health screening of very young children.

Australian Capital Territory - Parliament House.Phone, email, write or visit your Chief Minister, Health Minister and local Member of Parliament and:

1 Advise them that while there is no doubt some children do need help, mental health screening of under 5 year olds is not based on science, will put more children at risk of potentially dangerous psychiatric drugs and request they do not support funding or implementation of the screening in ACT.

2 Advise them of the proposed “Head to Health kids mental health centers” for 0-12 year olds and request they do not support the establishment of them or provide any local funding for them.

3 Ask them to take action to ensure existing funding in ACT is re-directed to programs proven to help children and that don’t harm.
 
Chief Minister: Andrew Barr MLA, GPO Box 1020, Canberra, ACT 2601 ⬥
Email: barr@act.gov.au ⬥ Phone: (02) 6205 0011

Leader of the Opposition: Elizabeth Lee MLA, GPO Box 1020, Canberra, ACT 2601 ⬥
Email: lee@parliament.act.gov.au ⬥ Phone: (02) 6205 1919

Minister for Health: Ms Rachel Stephen-Smith MLA, GPO Box 1020, Canberra, ACT 2601 ⬥
Email: stephen-smith@act.gov.au ⬥ Phone: (02) 6205 2661

Minister for Mental Health: Emma Davidson MLA, GPO Box 1020, Canberra, ACT 2601 ⬥
Email: davidson@act.gov.au ⬥ Phone: (02) 6205 1941

Shadow Minister for Health and Wellbeing: Leanne Castley MLA, GPO Box 1020,
Canberra, ACT 2601 ⬥ Email: castley@parliament.act.gov.au ⬥ Phone: (02) 6205 0283

Shadow Minister for Mental Health: Ed Cocks MLA, GPO Box 1020,
Canberra, ACT 2601 ⬥ Email: ed@parliament.act.gov.au ⬥ Phone: (02) 6205 0234

PLEASE ALSO CONTACT YOUR LOCAL MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT HERE
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