2016 media releases from the Minister for Mental Health

2016/12 - December
- $20 million domestic and family violence Innovation Fund now open [22 December 2016]
- Australia’s first trial of medicinal cannabis for palliative care patients now recruiting in NSW [22 December 2016]
- World-first medicinal cannabis trial now recruiting patients [5 December 2016]
2016/11 - November
- Targeting domestic violence perpetrators like never before [8 November 2016]
- Male family violence victims on safer pathway [7 November 2016]
- Making NSW a world leader in medical research [7 November 2016]
2016/10 - October
- First integrated Clinical Genomics Unit in Australia opens [26 October 2016]
- $9 million to help mums and kids live well [25 October 2016]
- STEM key to advancing women's equality [5 October 2016]

2016/09 - September
- $8 million to support people at risk of suicide [8 September 2016]
2016/08 - August
- NSW leading the nation in suicide prevention trial [5 August 2016]
- Increasing access to cannabis-based medicine [1 August 2016]
2016/07 - July
- Domestic violence victims on a Safer Pathway - St George LAC [28 July 2016]
- Domestic violence victims on a Safer Pathway - Northern Beaches [28 July 2016]
- Domestic violence victims on a Safer Pathway - Mt Druitt, Blacktown and Parramatta [28 July 2016]
- Domestic violence victims on a Safer Pathway - Newcastle [28 July 2016]
- Domestic violence victims on a Safer Pathway - Nowra and Wollongong [27 July 2016]
- Domestic violence victims on a Safer Pathway - Wyong [27 July 2016]
- Domestic violence victims on a Safer Pathway [19 July 2016]
- Domestic violence victims on a Safer Pathway [19 July 2016]
- Strengthening mental health care in Wagga Wagga [14 July 2016]
- Domestic violence victims in Wagga Wagga on a Safer Pathway [14 July 2016]
- NSW children provided with compassionate access to cannabis-based medicine [5 July 2016]
- NSW residential tenancy laws to protect victims of domestic violence [5 July 2016]
2016/06 - June
- NSW continues to drive innovation in medical research [21 June 2016]
- $1.8 billion budget for mental health [21 June 2016]
- $8 million NGO suicide prevention fund [21 June 2016]
- NSW Budget: $75 million boost to tackle the scourge of drugs [19 June 2016]
- NSW Budget - Record investment to tackle domestic violence [14 June 2016]
2016/05 - May
- New equipment to boost Aboriginal Dental Services [17 May 2016]
2016/04 - April
- Unlocking treatments for complex diseases [27 April 2016]
- Investing in women for economic opportunities and leadership [20 April 2016]
- Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme Launched [13 April 2016]
2016/03 - March
- NSW President for NSW Mental Health Review Tribunal [16 March 2016]
2016/02 - February
- Medical cannabis trial for chemo patients [26 February 2016]
- NSW welcomes progress on national scheme for controlled cultivation of medicinal cannabis [10 February 2016]

Current as at: Tuesday 12 January 2016

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