❓ Ms. Evangel asks about the progress of the Liberal-National government's meth strategy and the meth clinic in her electorate. Ms. Mitchell responds by highlighting the services provided by the Next Step clinic and criticizes the opposition's approach to meth treatment.
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METH CLINIC 803. Ms E. EVANGEL to the Minister for Mental Health: Before I ask my question, I would like to acknowledge in the gallery the principal and students from Trinity College in my electorate. Mr J.E. McGrath : Great school. Ms E. EVANGEL : It is a fabulous school. Can the minister please update the house on the progress of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy and the recently announced meth clinic in my electorate of Perth? Ms A.R. MITCHELL
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I thank the member for the question. Can I say what a fabulous clinic she has in her electorate with the Next Step clinic. It really does provide an amazing range of services. We have a dedicated meth clinic within that clinic. That means that we have dedicated doctors, nurses and psychologists who are specifically trained in addressing meth-related harm. That is very important because we get specific, dedicated treatment for these people. This is a free service—it provides counselling, it has a withdrawal process and it gets to people quickly when they need help. One of the things that comes to us loud and clear, of course, is that when people say that they want help, if we can respond quickly, it is a great advantage. They can get referred through the Meth Helpline or other referral processes, but the clinic is operating and the doctors are very, very keen to show how this works. Once again, we will see how the process goes. We have two years to work on this and then we will move forward from there. In addition, I announced that an equivalent of 13 full-time staff are going out to regional Western Australia and the metropolitan area in the community alcohol and drug teams. Once again, they provide counselling and referrals, and they provide support for families and people to make sure they have somewhere to call, somewhere to go and somewhere to get that assistance. All these services are part of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy. We are rolling them out steadily. We are getting results. People are saying, “Yes, you are meeting the needs of what we are looking for.” Of course, I wondered what the opposition was going to say about it. I know it did not like the Meth Helpline; we picked that up last week. Guess what — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I call you to order for the first time. Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
803. Ms E. EVANGEL to the Minister for Mental Health: Before I ask my question, I would like to acknowledge in the gallery the principal and students from Trinity College in my electorate. Mr J.E. McGrath : Great school. Ms E. EVANGEL : It is a fabulous school. Can the minister please update the house on the progress of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy and the recently announced meth clinic in my electorate of Perth? Ms A.R. MITCHELL replied: I thank the member for the question. Can I say what a fabulous clinic she has in her electorate with the Next Step clinic. It really does provide an amazing range of services. We have a dedicated meth clinic within that clinic. That means that we have dedicated doctors, nurses and psychologists who are specifically trained in addressing meth-related harm. That is very important because we get specific, dedicated treatment for these people. This is a free service—it provides counselling, it has a withdrawal process and it gets to people quickly when they need help. One of the things that comes to us loud and clear, of course, is that when people say that they want help, if we can respond quickly, it is a great advantage. They can get referred through the Meth Helpline or other referral processes, but the clinic is operating and the doctors are very, very keen to show how this works. Once again, we will see how the process goes. We have two years to work on this and then we will move forward from there. In addition, I announced that an equivalent of 13 full-time staff are going out to regional Western Australia and the metropolitan area in the community alcohol and drug teams. Once again, they provide counselling and referrals, and they provide support for families and people to make sure they have somewhere to call, somewhere to go and somewhere to get that assistance. All these services are part of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy. We are rolling them out steadily. We are getting results. People are saying, “Yes, you are meeting the needs of what we are looking for.” Of course, I wondered what the opposition was going to say about it. I know it did not like the Meth Helpline; we picked that up last week. Guess what — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I call you to order for the first time. Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Before I ask my question, I would like to acknowledge in the gallery the principal and students from Trinity College in my electorate. Mr J.E. McGrath : Great school. Ms E. EVANGEL : It is a fabulous school. Can the minister please update the house on the progress of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy and the recently announced meth clinic in my electorate of Perth? Ms A.R. MITCHELL replied: I thank the member for the question. Can I say what a fabulous clinic she has in her electorate with the Next Step clinic. It really does provide an amazing range of services. We have a dedicated meth clinic within that clinic. That means that we have dedicated doctors, nurses and psychologists who are specifically trained in addressing meth-related harm. That is very important because we get specific, dedicated treatment for these people. This is a free service—it provides counselling, it has a withdrawal process and it gets to people quickly when they need help. One of the things that comes to us loud and clear, of course, is that when people say that they want help, if we can respond quickly, it is a great advantage. They can get referred through the Meth Helpline or other referral processes, but the clinic is operating and the doctors are very, very keen to show how this works. Once again, we will see how the process goes. We have two years to work on this and then we will move forward from there. In addition, I announced that an equivalent of 13 full-time staff are going out to regional Western Australia and the metropolitan area in the community alcohol and drug teams. Once again, they provide counselling and referrals, and they provide support for families and people to make sure they have somewhere to call, somewhere to go and somewhere to get that assistance. All these services are part of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy. We are rolling them out steadily. We are getting results. People are saying, “Yes, you are meeting the needs of what we are looking for.” Of course, I wondered what the opposition was going to say about it. I know it did not like the Meth Helpline; we picked that up last week. Guess what — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I call you to order for the first time. Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Mr J.E. McGrath : Great school. Ms E. EVANGEL : It is a fabulous school. Can the minister please update the house on the progress of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy and the recently announced meth clinic in my electorate of Perth? Ms A.R. MITCHELL replied: I thank the member for the question. Can I say what a fabulous clinic she has in her electorate with the Next Step clinic. It really does provide an amazing range of services. We have a dedicated meth clinic within that clinic. That means that we have dedicated doctors, nurses and psychologists who are specifically trained in addressing meth-related harm. That is very important because we get specific, dedicated treatment for these people. This is a free service—it provides counselling, it has a withdrawal process and it gets to people quickly when they need help. One of the things that comes to us loud and clear, of course, is that when people say that they want help, if we can respond quickly, it is a great advantage. They can get referred through the Meth Helpline or other referral processes, but the clinic is operating and the doctors are very, very keen to show how this works. Once again, we will see how the process goes. We have two years to work on this and then we will move forward from there. In addition, I announced that an equivalent of 13 full-time staff are going out to regional Western Australia and the metropolitan area in the community alcohol and drug teams. Once again, they provide counselling and referrals, and they provide support for families and people to make sure they have somewhere to call, somewhere to go and somewhere to get that assistance. All these services are part of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy. We are rolling them out steadily. We are getting results. People are saying, “Yes, you are meeting the needs of what we are looking for.” Of course, I wondered what the opposition was going to say about it. I know it did not like the Meth Helpline; we picked that up last week. Guess what — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I call you to order for the first time. Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Ms E. EVANGEL : It is a fabulous school. Can the minister please update the house on the progress of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy and the recently announced meth clinic in my electorate of Perth? Ms A.R. MITCHELL replied: I thank the member for the question. Can I say what a fabulous clinic she has in her electorate with the Next Step clinic. It really does provide an amazing range of services. We have a dedicated meth clinic within that clinic. That means that we have dedicated doctors, nurses and psychologists who are specifically trained in addressing meth-related harm. That is very important because we get specific, dedicated treatment for these people. This is a free service—it provides counselling, it has a withdrawal process and it gets to people quickly when they need help. One of the things that comes to us loud and clear, of course, is that when people say that they want help, if we can respond quickly, it is a great advantage. They can get referred through the Meth Helpline or other referral processes, but the clinic is operating and the doctors are very, very keen to show how this works. Once again, we will see how the process goes. We have two years to work on this and then we will move forward from there. In addition, I announced that an equivalent of 13 full-time staff are going out to regional Western Australia and the metropolitan area in the community alcohol and drug teams. Once again, they provide counselling and referrals, and they provide support for families and people to make sure they have somewhere to call, somewhere to go and somewhere to get that assistance. All these services are part of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy. We are rolling them out steadily. We are getting results. People are saying, “Yes, you are meeting the needs of what we are looking for.” Of course, I wondered what the opposition was going to say about it. I know it did not like the Meth Helpline; we picked that up last week. Guess what — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I call you to order for the first time. Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Can the minister please update the house on the progress of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy and the recently announced meth clinic in my electorate of Perth? Ms A.R. MITCHELL replied: I thank the member for the question. Can I say what a fabulous clinic she has in her electorate with the Next Step clinic. It really does provide an amazing range of services. We have a dedicated meth clinic within that clinic. That means that we have dedicated doctors, nurses and psychologists who are specifically trained in addressing meth-related harm. That is very important because we get specific, dedicated treatment for these people. This is a free service—it provides counselling, it has a withdrawal process and it gets to people quickly when they need help. One of the things that comes to us loud and clear, of course, is that when people say that they want help, if we can respond quickly, it is a great advantage. They can get referred through the Meth Helpline or other referral processes, but the clinic is operating and the doctors are very, very keen to show how this works. Once again, we will see how the process goes. We have two years to work on this and then we will move forward from there. In addition, I announced that an equivalent of 13 full-time staff are going out to regional Western Australia and the metropolitan area in the community alcohol and drug teams. Once again, they provide counselling and referrals, and they provide support for families and people to make sure they have somewhere to call, somewhere to go and somewhere to get that assistance. All these services are part of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy. We are rolling them out steadily. We are getting results. People are saying, “Yes, you are meeting the needs of what we are looking for.” Of course, I wondered what the opposition was going to say about it. I know it did not like the Meth Helpline; we picked that up last week. Guess what — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I call you to order for the first time. Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Ms A.R. MITCHELL replied: I thank the member for the question. Can I say what a fabulous clinic she has in her electorate with the Next Step clinic. It really does provide an amazing range of services. We have a dedicated meth clinic within that clinic. That means that we have dedicated doctors, nurses and psychologists who are specifically trained in addressing meth-related harm. That is very important because we get specific, dedicated treatment for these people. This is a free service—it provides counselling, it has a withdrawal process and it gets to people quickly when they need help. One of the things that comes to us loud and clear, of course, is that when people say that they want help, if we can respond quickly, it is a great advantage. They can get referred through the Meth Helpline or other referral processes, but the clinic is operating and the doctors are very, very keen to show how this works. Once again, we will see how the process goes. We have two years to work on this and then we will move forward from there. In addition, I announced that an equivalent of 13 full-time staff are going out to regional Western Australia and the metropolitan area in the community alcohol and drug teams. Once again, they provide counselling and referrals, and they provide support for families and people to make sure they have somewhere to call, somewhere to go and somewhere to get that assistance. All these services are part of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy. We are rolling them out steadily. We are getting results. People are saying, “Yes, you are meeting the needs of what we are looking for.” Of course, I wondered what the opposition was going to say about it. I know it did not like the Meth Helpline; we picked that up last week. Guess what — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I call you to order for the first time. Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
I thank the member for the question. Can I say what a fabulous clinic she has in her electorate with the Next Step clinic. It really does provide an amazing range of services. We have a dedicated meth clinic within that clinic. That means that we have dedicated doctors, nurses and psychologists who are specifically trained in addressing meth-related harm. That is very important because we get specific, dedicated treatment for these people. This is a free service—it provides counselling, it has a withdrawal process and it gets to people quickly when they need help. One of the things that comes to us loud and clear, of course, is that when people say that they want help, if we can respond quickly, it is a great advantage. They can get referred through the Meth Helpline or other referral processes, but the clinic is operating and the doctors are very, very keen to show how this works. Once again, we will see how the process goes. We have two years to work on this and then we will move forward from there. In addition, I announced that an equivalent of 13 full-time staff are going out to regional Western Australia and the metropolitan area in the community alcohol and drug teams. Once again, they provide counselling and referrals, and they provide support for families and people to make sure they have somewhere to call, somewhere to go and somewhere to get that assistance. All these services are part of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy. We are rolling them out steadily. We are getting results. People are saying, “Yes, you are meeting the needs of what we are looking for.” Of course, I wondered what the opposition was going to say about it. I know it did not like the Meth Helpline; we picked that up last week. Guess what — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I call you to order for the first time. Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
In addition, I announced that an equivalent of 13 full-time staff are going out to regional Western Australia and the metropolitan area in the community alcohol and drug teams. Once again, they provide counselling and referrals, and they provide support for families and people to make sure they have somewhere to call, somewhere to go and somewhere to get that assistance. All these services are part of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy. We are rolling them out steadily. We are getting results. People are saying, “Yes, you are meeting the needs of what we are looking for.” Of course, I wondered what the opposition was going to say about it. I know it did not like the Meth Helpline; we picked that up last week. Guess what — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I call you to order for the first time. Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I call you to order for the first time. Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I call you to order for the first time. Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
803. Ms E. EVANGEL to the Minister for Mental Health: Before I ask my question, I would like to acknowledge in the gallery the principal and students from Trinity College in my electorate. Mr J.E. McGrath : Great school. Ms E. EVANGEL : It is a fabulous school. Can the minister please update the house on the progress of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy and the recently announced meth clinic in my electorate of Perth? Ms A.R. MITCHELL replied: I thank the member for the question. Can I say what a fabulous clinic she has in her electorate with the Next Step clinic. It really does provide an amazing range of services. We have a dedicated meth clinic within that clinic. That means that we have dedicated doctors, nurses and psychologists who are specifically trained in addressing meth-related harm. That is very important because we get specific, dedicated treatment for these people. This is a free service—it provides counselling, it has a withdrawal process and it gets to people quickly when they need help. One of the things that comes to us loud and clear, of course, is that when people say that they want help, if we can respond quickly, it is a great advantage. They can get referred through the Meth Helpline or other referral processes, but the clinic is operating and the doctors are very, very keen to show how this works. Once again, we will see how the process goes. We have two years to work on this and then we will move forward from there. In addition, I announced that an equivalent of 13 full-time staff are going out to regional Western Australia and the metropolitan area in the community alcohol and drug teams. Once again, they provide counselling and referrals, and they provide support for families and people to make sure they have somewhere to call, somewhere to go and somewhere to get that assistance. All these services are part of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy. We are rolling them out steadily. We are getting results. People are saying, “Yes, you are meeting the needs of what we are looking for.” Of course, I wondered what the opposition was going to say about it. I know it did not like the Meth Helpline; we picked that up last week. Guess what — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I call you to order for the first time. Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Before I ask my question, I would like to acknowledge in the gallery the principal and students from Trinity College in my electorate. Mr J.E. McGrath : Great school. Ms E. EVANGEL : It is a fabulous school. Can the minister please update the house on the progress of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy and the recently announced meth clinic in my electorate of Perth? Ms A.R. MITCHELL replied: I thank the member for the question. Can I say what a fabulous clinic she has in her electorate with the Next Step clinic. It really does provide an amazing range of services. We have a dedicated meth clinic within that clinic. That means that we have dedicated doctors, nurses and psychologists who are specifically trained in addressing meth-related harm. That is very important because we get specific, dedicated treatment for these people. This is a free service—it provides counselling, it has a withdrawal process and it gets to people quickly when they need help. One of the things that comes to us loud and clear, of course, is that when people say that they want help, if we can respond quickly, it is a great advantage. They can get referred through the Meth Helpline or other referral processes, but the clinic is operating and the doctors are very, very keen to show how this works. Once again, we will see how the process goes. We have two years to work on this and then we will move forward from there. In addition, I announced that an equivalent of 13 full-time staff are going out to regional Western Australia and the metropolitan area in the community alcohol and drug teams. Once again, they provide counselling and referrals, and they provide support for families and people to make sure they have somewhere to call, somewhere to go and somewhere to get that assistance. All these services are part of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy. We are rolling them out steadily. We are getting results. People are saying, “Yes, you are meeting the needs of what we are looking for.” Of course, I wondered what the opposition was going to say about it. I know it did not like the Meth Helpline; we picked that up last week. Guess what — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I call you to order for the first time. Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Mr J.E. McGrath : Great school. Ms E. EVANGEL : It is a fabulous school. Can the minister please update the house on the progress of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy and the recently announced meth clinic in my electorate of Perth? Ms A.R. MITCHELL replied: I thank the member for the question. Can I say what a fabulous clinic she has in her electorate with the Next Step clinic. It really does provide an amazing range of services. We have a dedicated meth clinic within that clinic. That means that we have dedicated doctors, nurses and psychologists who are specifically trained in addressing meth-related harm. That is very important because we get specific, dedicated treatment for these people. This is a free service—it provides counselling, it has a withdrawal process and it gets to people quickly when they need help. One of the things that comes to us loud and clear, of course, is that when people say that they want help, if we can respond quickly, it is a great advantage. They can get referred through the Meth Helpline or other referral processes, but the clinic is operating and the doctors are very, very keen to show how this works. Once again, we will see how the process goes. We have two years to work on this and then we will move forward from there. In addition, I announced that an equivalent of 13 full-time staff are going out to regional Western Australia and the metropolitan area in the community alcohol and drug teams. Once again, they provide counselling and referrals, and they provide support for families and people to make sure they have somewhere to call, somewhere to go and somewhere to get that assistance. All these services are part of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy. We are rolling them out steadily. We are getting results. People are saying, “Yes, you are meeting the needs of what we are looking for.” Of course, I wondered what the opposition was going to say about it. I know it did not like the Meth Helpline; we picked that up last week. Guess what — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I call you to order for the first time. Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Ms E. EVANGEL : It is a fabulous school. Can the minister please update the house on the progress of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy and the recently announced meth clinic in my electorate of Perth? Ms A.R. MITCHELL replied: I thank the member for the question. Can I say what a fabulous clinic she has in her electorate with the Next Step clinic. It really does provide an amazing range of services. We have a dedicated meth clinic within that clinic. That means that we have dedicated doctors, nurses and psychologists who are specifically trained in addressing meth-related harm. That is very important because we get specific, dedicated treatment for these people. This is a free service—it provides counselling, it has a withdrawal process and it gets to people quickly when they need help. One of the things that comes to us loud and clear, of course, is that when people say that they want help, if we can respond quickly, it is a great advantage. They can get referred through the Meth Helpline or other referral processes, but the clinic is operating and the doctors are very, very keen to show how this works. Once again, we will see how the process goes. We have two years to work on this and then we will move forward from there. In addition, I announced that an equivalent of 13 full-time staff are going out to regional Western Australia and the metropolitan area in the community alcohol and drug teams. Once again, they provide counselling and referrals, and they provide support for families and people to make sure they have somewhere to call, somewhere to go and somewhere to get that assistance. All these services are part of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy. We are rolling them out steadily. We are getting results. People are saying, “Yes, you are meeting the needs of what we are looking for.” Of course, I wondered what the opposition was going to say about it. I know it did not like the Meth Helpline; we picked that up last week. Guess what — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I call you to order for the first time. Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Can the minister please update the house on the progress of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy and the recently announced meth clinic in my electorate of Perth? Ms A.R. MITCHELL replied: I thank the member for the question. Can I say what a fabulous clinic she has in her electorate with the Next Step clinic. It really does provide an amazing range of services. We have a dedicated meth clinic within that clinic. That means that we have dedicated doctors, nurses and psychologists who are specifically trained in addressing meth-related harm. That is very important because we get specific, dedicated treatment for these people. This is a free service—it provides counselling, it has a withdrawal process and it gets to people quickly when they need help. One of the things that comes to us loud and clear, of course, is that when people say that they want help, if we can respond quickly, it is a great advantage. They can get referred through the Meth Helpline or other referral processes, but the clinic is operating and the doctors are very, very keen to show how this works. Once again, we will see how the process goes. We have two years to work on this and then we will move forward from there. In addition, I announced that an equivalent of 13 full-time staff are going out to regional Western Australia and the metropolitan area in the community alcohol and drug teams. Once again, they provide counselling and referrals, and they provide support for families and people to make sure they have somewhere to call, somewhere to go and somewhere to get that assistance. All these services are part of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy. We are rolling them out steadily. We are getting results. People are saying, “Yes, you are meeting the needs of what we are looking for.” Of course, I wondered what the opposition was going to say about it. I know it did not like the Meth Helpline; we picked that up last week. Guess what — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I call you to order for the first time. Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Ms A.R. MITCHELL replied: I thank the member for the question. Can I say what a fabulous clinic she has in her electorate with the Next Step clinic. It really does provide an amazing range of services. We have a dedicated meth clinic within that clinic. That means that we have dedicated doctors, nurses and psychologists who are specifically trained in addressing meth-related harm. That is very important because we get specific, dedicated treatment for these people. This is a free service—it provides counselling, it has a withdrawal process and it gets to people quickly when they need help. One of the things that comes to us loud and clear, of course, is that when people say that they want help, if we can respond quickly, it is a great advantage. They can get referred through the Meth Helpline or other referral processes, but the clinic is operating and the doctors are very, very keen to show how this works. Once again, we will see how the process goes. We have two years to work on this and then we will move forward from there. In addition, I announced that an equivalent of 13 full-time staff are going out to regional Western Australia and the metropolitan area in the community alcohol and drug teams. Once again, they provide counselling and referrals, and they provide support for families and people to make sure they have somewhere to call, somewhere to go and somewhere to get that assistance. All these services are part of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy. We are rolling them out steadily. We are getting results. People are saying, “Yes, you are meeting the needs of what we are looking for.” Of course, I wondered what the opposition was going to say about it. I know it did not like the Meth Helpline; we picked that up last week. Guess what — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I call you to order for the first time. Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
I thank the member for the question. Can I say what a fabulous clinic she has in her electorate with the Next Step clinic. It really does provide an amazing range of services. We have a dedicated meth clinic within that clinic. That means that we have dedicated doctors, nurses and psychologists who are specifically trained in addressing meth-related harm. That is very important because we get specific, dedicated treatment for these people. This is a free service—it provides counselling, it has a withdrawal process and it gets to people quickly when they need help. One of the things that comes to us loud and clear, of course, is that when people say that they want help, if we can respond quickly, it is a great advantage. They can get referred through the Meth Helpline or other referral processes, but the clinic is operating and the doctors are very, very keen to show how this works. Once again, we will see how the process goes. We have two years to work on this and then we will move forward from there. In addition, I announced that an equivalent of 13 full-time staff are going out to regional Western Australia and the metropolitan area in the community alcohol and drug teams. Once again, they provide counselling and referrals, and they provide support for families and people to make sure they have somewhere to call, somewhere to go and somewhere to get that assistance. All these services are part of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy. We are rolling them out steadily. We are getting results. People are saying, “Yes, you are meeting the needs of what we are looking for.” Of course, I wondered what the opposition was going to say about it. I know it did not like the Meth Helpline; we picked that up last week. Guess what — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I call you to order for the first time. Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
In addition, I announced that an equivalent of 13 full-time staff are going out to regional Western Australia and the metropolitan area in the community alcohol and drug teams. Once again, they provide counselling and referrals, and they provide support for families and people to make sure they have somewhere to call, somewhere to go and somewhere to get that assistance. All these services are part of the Liberal–National government’s meth strategy. We are rolling them out steadily. We are getting results. People are saying, “Yes, you are meeting the needs of what we are looking for.” Of course, I wondered what the opposition was going to say about it. I know it did not like the Meth Helpline; we picked that up last week. Guess what — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I call you to order for the first time. Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I call you to order for the first time. Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I call you to order for the first time. Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
The SPEAKER : I call you to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, guess what? The opposition spokesperson actually came out on the weekend. I had not seen him for a while. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Ms A.R. MITCHELL : As I said, I saw the opposition spokesperson on TV on the weekend. I had not seen him for quite a while. Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Mr C.J. Barnett : Who is it? Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Ms A.R. MITCHELL : Hon Stephen Dawson came out on the weekend, and guess what he said? There are no beds; we need beds. Every clinician I speak to and every person who works in recovery says that beds are not the only answer. We have some announcements about beds coming up, but it appears that the Labor Party wants to make sure that everybody hits rock bottom before it tries to help them. The Labor Party wants everybody to get right down in the gutter before it starts to help them. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
The SPEAKER : That is enough. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Ms A.R. MITCHELL : I have to say that that is not our policy. Our policy is about helping people along the spectrum of services. Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Ms S.F. McGurk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
The SPEAKER : Member for Fremantle, I call you to order for the first time. One minute, minister. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to have a range — Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Several members interjected. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Ms A.R. MITCHELL : They only arc up when they do not have anything on their side, Premier. Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time. Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Ms A.R. MITCHELL : It is our policy to make sure that we have a range of treatment services so that we can help people when they need it and how they need it. We are not going to wait until they hit rock bottom and we are not going to wait until we have to put everyone in a rehab bed; we are going to make a difference. But we will provide those services to people when they need them, and if they need beds, we will deliver them as well. Our government is doing something; the opposition is doing absolutely nothing. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have been pretty lenient with you. I do not want to hear you.
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