The Victorian Government is set to spend $70 million to support patients who are not eligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Mental Health Minister Martin Foley says the state government was stepping in to ensure those with mental illness didn’t fall through the cracks left by the federal government’s mishandling of the NDIS rollout.
In the announcement today, Mr Foley says $50 million will go to community health organisations for services and workers as well as $20 million in grants to mental health agencies.