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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy Higher education reporter

Senate report on school refusal recommends subsidised mental health care for students

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The Senate report on school refusal released on Thursday made 14 recommendations. Photograph: Astrakan Images/Alamy

School students would get better access to mental health care and parent support groups would get more funding under the recommendations of a Senate inquiry to address the “alarming rate” of low school attendance.

The Greens, who initiated the inquiry last October, welcomed the Senate’s report as a “positive first step” and urged the federal government to work with states and territories to immediately begin implementing its recommendations.

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