STEP-UP, STEP-DOWN MENTAL
HEALTH FACILITY — GREAT SOUTHERN
875. Ms
M.J. DAVIES to the Minister for Mental Health:
I have a supplementary question.
The great southern region is the only region without a facility. Will the
minister make this a priority and bring forward the delivery of a rehabilitation
facility for Albany and the great southern, which that community desperately
wants and needs?
Mr R.H.
COOK replied:
All the plans in the ''Western
Australian Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drug Services Plan 2015–2025''
are a priority. That is why we are
methodically working through all the priorities associated with that plan to
make sure we understand the gaps and ensure that we can meet the demand
caused by those gaps and rebalance the system to
make sure that we have the right balance between community services and
hospital services. We will continue with our record investment to make
that happen for the people of Western Australia.