❓ Hon Adele Farina questions the Minister for Mental Health regarding funding allocated to the South West Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in the 2012-13 budget. The Minister confirms growth funding of $222,000, enabling 1.75 FTE staff, but no additional funding beyond growth.
AnsweredQoN 16Legislative Council
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SOUTH WEST
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE — FUNDING
16. Hon ADELE
FARINA to the Minister for Mental Health:
I refer to the 2012–13 state budget and to the south
west child and adolescent mental health service and the business case it
submitted in early 2011.
(1) How much growth funding was allocated to the south west
CAMHS in the 2012–13 budget?
(2) How much
additional funding over and above growth funding was allocated to the south
west CAMHS in the 2012–13 budget?
(3) In relation to (2) —
(a) how has the additional funding
been allocated or spent; and
(b) is the additional funding
intended to be recurrent or for the 2012–13 financial year only?
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE — FUNDING
16. Hon ADELE
FARINA to the Minister for Mental Health:
I refer to the 2012–13 state budget and to the south
west child and adolescent mental health service and the business case it
submitted in early 2011.
(1) How much growth funding was allocated to the south west
CAMHS in the 2012–13 budget?
(2) How much
additional funding over and above growth funding was allocated to the south
west CAMHS in the 2012–13 budget?
(3) In relation to (2) —
(a) how has the additional funding
been allocated or spent; and
(b) is the additional funding
intended to be recurrent or for the 2012–13 financial year only?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of the question.
(1) There was
$222 000 in growth funding provided. With this funding, an additional 1.75 full-time
equivalent CAMHS staff have commenced delivering services in the south west.
(2) No additional growth funding was provided to south west
CAMHS in the 2012–13 budget.
(3) Not applicable.
(1) There was
$222 000 in growth funding provided. With this funding, an additional 1.75 full-time
equivalent CAMHS staff have commenced delivering services in the south west.
(2) No additional growth funding was provided to south west
CAMHS in the 2012–13 budget.
(3) Not applicable.
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