Take Action
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.
Phone, email, write or visit your Premier, 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 South Australia.
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 state funding for them.
3 Ask them to take action to ensure existing funding in South Australia is re-directed to programs proven to help children and that don’t harm.
The Premier: The Hon Peter Malinauskas MLA, GPO Box 2343, Adelaide SA 5001 ⬥ Email: premier@sa.gov.au ⬥ Phone: (08) 8429 3232
The Leader of the Opposition: Mr David Speirs MLA, PO Box 121, BRIGHTON SA 5048 ⬥ Email: black@parliament.sa.gov.au ⬥ Phone: (08) 8296 9833
The Minister for Health and Wellbeing: The Hon Chris Picton MLC, Seaford Meadows Shopping Centre, PO Box 2555 Adelaide SA 5001 ⬥ Email: ministerforhealth@sa.gov.au@parliament.sa.gov.au ⬥ Phone: (08) 8436 6270
The Shadow Minister for Health: Mrs Ashton Hurn MLA, 129A Murray Street, Tanunda SA 5352 ⬥ Email: schubert@parliament.sa.gov.au ⬥ Phone: (08) 8563 3636
The Shadow Minister for Mental Health: Ms Penny Pratt MLA, 44 Main Street, Kapunda SA 5373⬥Email: frome@parliament.sa.gov.au ⬥ Phone (08) 85662099
PLEASE ALSO CONTACT YOUR LOCAL MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT HERE
