Partners

The Australian Psychological Society (APS)

The Australian Psychological Society is the largest professional association for psychologists in Australia, representing more than 20,00 members. The APS is committed to advancing psychology as a discipline and profession. It spreads the message that psychologists make a difference to peoples’ lives, through improving their health and wellbeing and improving scientific knowledge. The APS works on understanding important social issues facing Australian society and contributes to community wellbeing by promoting access to better health care and evidence-based treatments. To achieve these objectives, the APS is also involved in several projects that promote mental health and the benefits of early intervention for identified mental health difficulties across the lifespan, including KidsMatter.

The Department of Health and Ageing

The vision of the Department of Health and Ageing is better health and active ageing for all Australians. The department is responsible for achieving the government’s priorities for population health, aged care and population ageing as well as medical services, primary care, rural health, hearing services and Indigenous health. The department administers programs to meet the government’s objectives in health system capacity and quality, mental health, health workforce, acute care, biosecurity and emergency response, as well as sport performance and participation. The department supports the Australian community’s access to affordable private health services and is responsible for policy on Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.