Assistant Minister David Coleman, Prof Ian Hickie headline post budget webinar

The Hon. David Coleman MP and Prof Ian Hickie AM have joined the lineup for our Thought Leaders webinar Dissecting the Federal Budget.

Assistant Minister Coleman was sworn in as Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in 2020.

He has served in the House of Representatives since 2013.

He is a leading voice for the current Federal Government in delivering unprecedented funding and support for mental health.

Prof Hickie is Co-Director, Health and Policy at the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Centre.

He is one of Australia’s leading authorities on mental health, and a passionate advocate for reform.

In 2012 he was appointed as one of Australia's first National Mental Health Commissioners. He was appointed to a second term in 2014, to oversee enhanced accountability for reform.

We'll be making more speaker announcements over the coming days — stay tuned.

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About this event

Mental Health Victoria's Thought Leaders is a series of free monthly webinars that take a deep dive into emerging issues and hot topics in mental health and wellbeing.

Dissecting the Federal Budget will be one of the first sector-wide events to address the budget announcements. It will discuss how political parties plan to respond to the reasonably foreseeable surge in demand for mental health services in 2022/3.  

Leaders from political parties, peak and professional bodies, consumer, carer and family organisations, service providers, unions, local governments and other sector stakeholders will have an opportunity to explore fiscal plans and opportunities to bolster the mental health sector ahead of the federal election.