The NSW government will put 130 million dollars towards mental health after alarming rates of self harm were reported throughout the pandemic.
The funding will assist in suicide preventation by giving public access to a range of private psychiatrists, psychologists and mental health beds. It will also provide training for 275,000 people including parents and teachers.
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says this scheme recognises mental health as being quote “the untold story of the pandemic ''.
Data presented by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists also shows an increase of self harm related admissions into the emergency room, followed by complex psychiatric disorders.
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