Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme) Share this | Hansard source

Violence casts a long shadow, and many Australians will carry the scars from 14 December with them for a lifetime. Lifeline, Beyond Blue, eheadspace, yourtown's Kid Helpline, and 13YARN have been provided a share in $7.6 million to scale up capacity and provide additional crisis support. Many who have visited the Bondi hub will have seen Lifeline teams on the ground, and I thank them for their ongoing assistance.

Support is available to all Australians, no matter where you are, through the Better Access initiative. Through the Better Access initiative, eligible people can access Medicare benefits for up to 10 individual and 10 group psychological services per calendar year. We are monitoring service usage and eager to hear from service users directly, and we stand ready to do more over time.