The Weekly Advertiser - Wednesday, April 10, 2019

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YOUTH FESTIVITIES: Horsham teenagers, from left, Montana Crane, 13, Malachy O’Brien, 12, Paris Fiedler and Lucas Scott, both 15, get into the spirit of a Horsham Youth Festival on Sunday. The twilight event at Sawyer Park from 4pm to 8pm, will feature a talent showcase and entertainers such as Kessia Peterson and Melbourne’s DJ Brynny. Horsham Rural City Council is presenting the free event, produced by Horsham youth for young people aged 10 to 25, as part of National Youth Week. People can register to attend at website bit. ly/youthfesttickets. Picture: DEAN LAWSON

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BY DEAN LAWSON

Wimmera health-care leader has backed a community push to dramatically improve mentalhealth services in the region.

Wimmera Health Care Group chief executive Catherine Morley said finding a way to establish response services that met a ‘distressing and growing’ need had become a priority ‘for everyone’.

Ms Morley added that while the push was for a 24-hour crisis centre, plans needed to have structured viability that included broad and strategic intervention and support services. “All statistics clearly show that mental health is going to be an ongoing battle and we need a sustainable solution,” she said. “I agree that part of the solution could be a crisis centre, but we also need ongoing services for people gen-

erally finding life tough. The truth is that every employer, including us, regularly sees the impact of mentalhealth issues in the workforce and considering we’re in the heart of a farming region, what happens if we’re hit with another drought? We’re a crisis waiting to happen and have no real solution.” Ms Morley was responding to an announcement last week that Rotary clubs and advocacy group Health

Minds Horsham had launched a campaign to establish a 24-hour mentalhealth crisis centre in Horsham. She said the health group had Ballarat-funded mental-health workers based in Horsham but there were simply not enough of them. “They have been working hard with Primary Care Partnership to improve mental-health outcomes and have been running some really successful programs.

“I agree that there is a significant shortfall but as a region we don’t get any mental-health funding from the acute sector. “We don’t have a one-stop-shop in regards to mental health, which is what we need. “We’re keen to work with the community and various partners and service providers to get a sustainable solution. Continued page 3

IN THIS ISSUE • Money for lab • YFest celebrations • Wimmera league resumes

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