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I happened to be speaking to my local politician before Christmas just because a good web site o-n depression, www.DepressioNet.com.au was about to lose money for its critical 24-hour support boards as a result of failure by the Australian government to finance its programs. Therefore I pinged the pollies and Bill, my local politician, wanted to talk. If you are interested in families, you will maybe fancy to explore about wcax.com/story/16935466/has-a-treatment-center-in-rutland-hit-a-roadblock. The one illuminating aspect of our 45-minute conversation was that it was very hard (for politicians) to choose what other health plans ought to be cut in order to increase funding for mental health due to range vested interests. Watching news reports around the world and home I see similar issues arising. A Glance At Drug Abuse Treatment Centers is a grand resource for more concerning why to look at it. It's somewhat similar to the Yes Minister challenges that Sir Humphrey Appleby could set to his employer, thereby stymieing him everytime. Just last week in South Australia the same furore erupted. There, the government was bold (or hassled) enough to mention increased mental-health funding. The opposition was equally mean enough to need to understand what (more highly valued) health and wellness programs were to be sacrificed for the increase. See the statement here http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200601/s1545360.htm Now to return to Yes Minister, Jim Hacker in his start could have said But we must only account health needs in accordance with the charge to the community, the person and the carer. And that needs to be the minimum amount needed to replace the sick persons health so as to function in associations, at work and in the community. You want! The unfairness is clear when authoritative reports state Stigma is endemic in decision-making in the highest political levels. Ultimate responsibility for mental-health ser-vices lies with government leaders at Federal and State levels. It's they who've guaranteed these companies have had such a low priority in funding and policy-making The ratio of Australias health budget used on mental health ser-vices is under 8-14. In equivalent OECD countries, the proportion is 120-volts or even more. Dare to Care, SANE Mental Health Report 2004 at http://www.sane.org/images/assets/Research_reports_and_images/MHR2004text.pdf A written report by Access Economics for SANE Australia in 2003 determined the expenses of bipolar in Australia to be $16,000 an average of annually for each patient. However spending is only $3,007 per person. I-t gets worse. The report states this paltry $3,007 is even less than spending on the typical Australians health care, even although burden of disease the pain, putting up with, disability and death is greater for bipolar disorder than for ovarian cancer, rheumatoid arthritis or HIV/AIDs, and just like schizophrenia and cancer. And who makes up the weakness? According to the statement, around half (i.e. $8,000) of this expense is borne by individuals with the sickness and their carers. Mentally healthier public surpass the mentally ill by way of a factor of 4 to 1. They desire their perfect teeth and subsidized schools in the cost folks engaging in hospital whenever we need it! But our health needs are regarded as less suitable than theirs, and funded appropriately, simply because they still see the habits of mental illness as not signs but as plain terrible behavior. Because of the Yes Minister issue, I do believe we face an uphill battle persuading the politicians. We discovered more information by browsing Google. They will not move until public opinion does, to say nothing of kickbacks and favors. The 4 people in 5 who dont have a mental disease have anything much worseprejudice. They're the ones who need persuading that mental-health deserves equitable funding. Australians who would like to get involved in dismantling stigma will get involved in SANE Australias StigmaWatch program at http://sane.org/index.php?option=displaypageItemid=266op=page Visit www.twotreesmedia.com/links for other organizations around the globe. You are able to read a summary of the Access Economics report Bipolar Disorder costsan investigation of the duty of bipolar disorder and related suicide in Australia, an Access Economics Report for SANE Australia 2003 at http://www.sane.org/images/assets/Research_reports_and_images/bipolar_costs_es.pdf.