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The investment
In the 2007-08 State Budget a record $528.8 million was allocated over four years to improve Queensland's mental health system.
This unprecedented level of funding, the largest investment in mental health in Queensland's history, reflects the Government's commitment to delivering a better quality of life for people who live with mental illness, their families and carers.
Details of the funding allocations are identified in the Queensland Plan for Mental Health 2007-2017 (PDF 1.8MB) and the Outline of the 2007-08 State Budget (PDF 980kb) outcomes for mental health.
In 2008-09 a further $88.63 million has been allocated over four years to continue implementation of the Plan bringing the total Government commitment since July 2007 to $617.43 million.
This funding follows a $366.2 million increase in funding to mental health in 2006-07 as a result of Queensland's commitment to the Council of Australian Governments' National Action Plan (NAP) (PDF,565KB) on Mental Health.
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