ABC news reports that the ACT Govt is to spend $775 000 per year on a new youth mental health program for people aged between 14 and 18.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/18/2165759.htm
The 3 month program will be available for only 5 people at a time and will be run out of a unused Hostel in Watson.
In terms of the recent reports on the woeful inadequacy of ACT health infrastructure, are we getting value for money?
As this program will potentially only benefit 20 people annually, would we be better served by this money being placed into the wider ACT health budget or existing mental health services?