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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Jasper Lindell

Strong demand for free mental health support as kids' centre set to open

A walk-in mental health clinic on the edge of Canberra's largest university campus has provided around 18,000 care sessions since it opened about 18 months ago, the federal government says.

Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Emma McBride. Picture by Keegan Carroll

The Canberra City Medicare Mental Health Centre, at the edge of the Australian National University's Acton campus, has provided the bulk of the free, walk-in sessions in the capital, while a centre in Tuggeranong has delivered more than 1800 since it opened less than a year ago.

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