Australia gives $37-mln 上げる to spending on 青年 mental health
By Lidia Kelly
MELBOURNE, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Australia will spend an extra A$51.8 million ($37 million) on support to young people with mental health 問題／発行するs, 総理大臣 Scott Morrison said on Sunday.
The 告示 comes a week ahead of a 決定的な 補欠選挙 for Morrison's 判決，裁定 自由主義の-国家の 連合, and the money will go to Headspace, a 政府 青年 group that runs 107 centres across Australia.
"I want to 確実にする we give hope to young people ... who are struggling with mental health," Morrison told reporters.
The 基金s 追加する to A$95.7 million the centres already receive from the 政府 each year. Most of the sum will go に向かって services and 追加するing staff, with A$12.8 million （ーのために）とっておくd for online counselling and 治療 programs.
"Headspace isn't just about getting counselling services," Morrison said. "It's everything from helping young people get a 職業 to supporting their physical activity to 改善するing their 関係s. It is 取引，協定ing with the whole person."
About 560,000 children and adolescents are 概算の to have mental illness, with one in four young Australians 苦しむing it in any given year, 政府 data shows.
"More young people are 捜し出すing help and more young people are getting help," Headspace 大統領 Officer Jason Trethowan told 新聞記者／雑誌記者s. "And we don't want young people to be waiting any longer than they need to."
The 投資 in Australia's mental health will reach $4.7 billion this year alone, Morrison's office said in a 声明. ($1=A$1.4049) (報告（する）／憶測ing by Lidia Kelly; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
