Dom Perrottet announces an enormous $130million mental health support package – as the NSW premier discreetly reinstates sign language interpreter for the press conference after backlash

By Kevin Airs For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 00:04 BST, 17 October 2021 | Updated: 00:26 BST, 17 October 2021


NSW Premier Dom Perrottet has unveiled a massive $130million mental health programme to tackle youth suicide prevention.

The package will target 275,000 teachers, parents and sports coaches to train them to deal with mental health issues in teenagers. 

As well as suicide prevention, the programme will also tackle eating disorders and self-harm. 

The project will also fund more psychiatrist services and clinical psychology masters students training for youth mental health foundation Headspace.

‘The pandemic has caused immense grief to many people – young people, business owners, people who have lost their jobs, not just once but twice,’ said the premier on Sunday.

‘We had 300,000 people last year lose their job to just get back into work, and then to have lost their job again.’

The press conference announcing the cash blitz also saw the reinstatement of an AUSLAN sign language interpreter after a backlash when they were dropped by the new Premier.

More to follow 

:

***
Read more at DailyMail.co.uk