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(3) Can the Minister list all schools that have run MIEACT programs in the past but no longer run these programs, detailing the name of the program/s and when they were run.
(4) For those schools no longer running MIEACT programs, what were the reasons for no longer running the programs.
(5) Has the ACT Government received any requests from other schools for the MIEACT program to be implemented; if so, how many and were they primary, high schools or colleges.
Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The ACT Government has had a longstanding partnership with MIEACT to provide funding for mental health promotion and illness prevention programs in schools.
This partnership has included ACT Government funding for mental health education programs, though contracted agreements and grant payments including Health Promotion Grants and COVID-19 Support Packages. This ACT Government funding is allocated for mental health education across school-based and adult programs. The breakdown of this funding between the different programs is determined by MIEACT according to current demand.
From 2019/20, funding has also been provided to MIEACT for the delivery of the Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM) program, which is an evidence-based program delivered to year 9 students in high schools across the ACT to promote mental health and address suicidal behaviour in young people. While the YAM program is managed by the ACT Health Directorate, the funding for it has been provided through a Commonwealth Government grant.
Given the length of the partnership between MIEACT and the ACT Government, a large number of documents are currently archived in line with the Territory Records Act 2002. As such, the review of currently available records shows that the ACT Government has provided the funding as set out in the table below, to MIEACT over the years.
|
Financial Year |
MIEACT funding – ACT Government Funding ($) |
MIEACT funding (Youth Aware of Mental Health) – Commonwealth Funding ($) |
|
2002/2003 |
85,000.00 | |
|
2003/2004 |
87,000.00 | |
|
2004/2005 |
89,000.00 | |
|
2005/2006 |
175,871.00 | |
|
2006/2007 |
231,241.00 | |
|
2007/2008 |
239,913.00 | |
|
2008/2009 |
277,978.80 | |
|
2009/2010 |
360,107.00 | |
|
2010/2011 |
371,990.30 | |
|
2011/2012 |
384,638.10 | |
|
2012/2013 |
395,787.70 | |
|
2013/2014 |
542,368.70 | |
|
2014/2015 |
558,132.30 |
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