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NSW trails almost every state and territory in mental health services spending, AIHW data shows
NSW is spending less on specialised mental health than every other state and territory except Queensland, according to new health data.
Key points:
- NSW spends $81 per person less on mental health services than the top-spending state, WA
- One psychiatrist says funding is lower in the outer suburbs of Sydney, where demand is greatest
- The State Government says more funding will be available in the incoming budget
The latest figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) show NSW spent $244 per capita on specialist mental health services between 2018 and 2019.
Paramatta Mission, which runs a range of mental health services in Sydney, particularly in the western suburbs, said funding was needed more than ever after the Black…
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