Pre-budget submission 2020-21

The APS contributed to the Federal Government’s 2020-21 Budget planning, following the annual call for pre-Budget submissions.

Our recommendations focus on continuous improvement of the mental health system with initiatives that:

• enhance the mental health system now and into the future regardless of the reform agenda
• build on current population-level gaps in our system and are focused on addressing significant and growing concerns for all Australians; and
• propose critical and emerging areas of need that without appropriate assessment and interventions will result in a larger burden to the health system in the future.

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