❓ Hon. Paddy Embry questions the Premier about the lack of government funding for Lifeline WA, highlighting their significant telephone expenses and the state's high suicide rate. The response outlines existing government-funded mental health and telephone support services.
AnsweredQoN 903Legislative Council
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Is the Premier aware of the lack of government funding in Western Australia for the largely volunteer, lifesaving organisation Lifeline WA? Lifeline’s telephone bill for four years comes to $1.4 million. In view of our State’s high suicide rate, the Government’s surplus funds and its decision to pay $1.4 million for the entry of children into the Royal Show, will the Government make an immediate and generous offer towards the important organisation of Lifeline WA? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank Hon Paddy Embry for some notice of this question. The Premier is aware of the valuable work of Lifeline WA. The Government already provides a range of telephone services to the public and clients of the WA mental health institutions, including recently providing an additional $2 million funding to expand the psychiatric emergency team, which includes a telephone counselling service. Other services include Rural Link, a specialist phone-based mental health service, which was allocated $600 000 in 2004-05. There are also a number of contracts with non-government organisations for other phone-based services. In 2004-05 these included: $5 746 to Albany Samaritan Befrienders for a 24-hour crisis phone line; $30 699 to Mental Illness Fellowship for a help line; and $20 852 to Samaritans Inc for a youth liaison program, 1800 line and youth line. Through the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, the Government also provides funding to the amount of $224 875 to the Ministerial Council for Suicide Prevention.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Paddy Embry for some notice of this question. The Premier is aware of the valuable work of Lifeline WA. The Government already provides a range of telephone services to the public and clients of the WA mental health institutions, including recently providing an additional $2 million funding to expand the psychiatric emergency team, which includes a telephone counselling service. Other services include Rural Link, a specialist phone-based mental health service, which was allocated $600 000 in 2004-05. There are also a number of contracts with non-government organisations for other phone-based services. In 2004-05 these included: $5 746 to Albany Samaritan Befrienders for a 24-hour crisis phone line; $30 699 to Mental Illness Fellowship for a help line; and $20 852 to Samaritans Inc for a youth liaison program, 1800 line and youth line. Through the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, the Government also provides funding to the amount of $224 875 to the Ministerial Council for Suicide Prevention.
I thank Hon Paddy Embry for some notice of this question. The Premier is aware of the valuable work of Lifeline WA. The Government already provides a range of telephone services to the public and clients of the WA mental health institutions, including recently providing an additional $2 million funding to expand the psychiatric emergency team, which includes a telephone counselling service. Other services include Rural Link, a specialist phone-based mental health service, which was allocated $600 000 in 2004-05. There are also a number of contracts with non-government organisations for other phone-based services. In 2004-05 these included: $5 746 to Albany Samaritan Befrienders for a 24-hour crisis phone line; $30 699 to Mental Illness Fellowship for a help line; and $20 852 to Samaritans Inc for a youth liaison program, 1800 line and youth line. Through the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, the Government also provides funding to the amount of $224 875 to the Ministerial Council for Suicide Prevention.
The Premier is aware of the valuable work of Lifeline WA. The Government already provides a range of telephone services to the public and clients of the WA mental health institutions, including recently providing an additional $2 million funding to expand the psychiatric emergency team, which includes a telephone counselling service. Other services include Rural Link, a specialist phone-based mental health service, which was allocated $600 000 in 2004-05. There are also a number of contracts with non-government organisations for other phone-based services. In 2004-05 these included: $5 746 to Albany Samaritan Befrienders for a 24-hour crisis phone line; $30 699 to Mental Illness Fellowship for a help line; and $20 852 to Samaritans Inc for a youth liaison program, 1800 line and youth line. Through the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, the Government also provides funding to the amount of $224 875 to the Ministerial Council for Suicide Prevention.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Paddy Embry for some notice of this question. The Premier is aware of the valuable work of Lifeline WA. The Government already provides a range of telephone services to the public and clients of the WA mental health institutions, including recently providing an additional $2 million funding to expand the psychiatric emergency team, which includes a telephone counselling service. Other services include Rural Link, a specialist phone-based mental health service, which was allocated $600 000 in 2004-05. There are also a number of contracts with non-government organisations for other phone-based services. In 2004-05 these included: $5 746 to Albany Samaritan Befrienders for a 24-hour crisis phone line; $30 699 to Mental Illness Fellowship for a help line; and $20 852 to Samaritans Inc for a youth liaison program, 1800 line and youth line. Through the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, the Government also provides funding to the amount of $224 875 to the Ministerial Council for Suicide Prevention.
I thank Hon Paddy Embry for some notice of this question. The Premier is aware of the valuable work of Lifeline WA. The Government already provides a range of telephone services to the public and clients of the WA mental health institutions, including recently providing an additional $2 million funding to expand the psychiatric emergency team, which includes a telephone counselling service. Other services include Rural Link, a specialist phone-based mental health service, which was allocated $600 000 in 2004-05. There are also a number of contracts with non-government organisations for other phone-based services. In 2004-05 these included: $5 746 to Albany Samaritan Befrienders for a 24-hour crisis phone line; $30 699 to Mental Illness Fellowship for a help line; and $20 852 to Samaritans Inc for a youth liaison program, 1800 line and youth line. Through the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, the Government also provides funding to the amount of $224 875 to the Ministerial Council for Suicide Prevention.
The Premier is aware of the valuable work of Lifeline WA. The Government already provides a range of telephone services to the public and clients of the WA mental health institutions, including recently providing an additional $2 million funding to expand the psychiatric emergency team, which includes a telephone counselling service. Other services include Rural Link, a specialist phone-based mental health service, which was allocated $600 000 in 2004-05. There are also a number of contracts with non-government organisations for other phone-based services. In 2004-05 these included: $5 746 to Albany Samaritan Befrienders for a 24-hour crisis phone line; $30 699 to Mental Illness Fellowship for a help line; and $20 852 to Samaritans Inc for a youth liaison program, 1800 line and youth line. Through the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, the Government also provides funding to the amount of $224 875 to the Ministerial Council for Suicide Prevention.
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