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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Sarah Lansdown

'It's not enough': Life-saving mental health program gets funding lifeline

Mental Health Minister Emma Davidson said she has written to the federal health minister in a bid to get long-term funding for two Canberra mental health programs. Picture by Karleen Minney.

The team behind a life-saving youth mental health program are relieved the ACT government will extend funding for another year as the long-term future remains uncertain.

The WOKE program, run by the University of Canberra clinical psychology masters students and educators, discovered federal funding would end in June despite strong clinical outcomes for young people experiencing self-harming behaviour, suicidal ideation and early signs of borderline personality disorder.

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