❓ A parliamentary question scrutinises the WA government's allocation of $29.7 million for suicide prevention, specifically questioning the source of funds through reprioritisation and the impact on other mental health programs.
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The 2026-27 Budget Papers identify $29.7m over four years for suicide prevention, noting that expenditure has been reprioritised from other areas
within the Commission’s Budget. Can the Minister advise:
(a) How is the funding to be spent;
(b) Is this in addition to the $2.1m identified in last year’s Budget for this initiative;
(c) What has prompted this significant increase in funding;
(d) What programs within the Commission’s Budget have been cut to deliver this funding; and
(e) What is the expected impact on those programs?
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within the Commission’s Budget. Can the Minister advise:
(a) How is the funding to be spent;
(b) Is this in addition to the $2.1m identified in last year’s Budget for this initiative;
(c) What has prompted this significant increase in funding;
(d) What programs within the Commission’s Budget have been cut to deliver this funding; and
(e) What is the expected impact on those programs?
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