A 2019 study found 40 per cent of Australian nurses were experiencing high levels of psychological distress and 30 per cent symptoms of depression. Picture: Supplied NCANewswire

NSW lowest budget for mental health in Australia

By: Erin Morley in Industry & Reform, Top Stories, Workforce October 3, 2023 0

NSW has been criticised for the lack of mental-health funding in the new state budget, which was released mid-September. It is the only state in which mental-health funding has decreased per capita over the last 10 years.

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