Dear supporters of the 000 mental health line petition,
I cannot thank you enough, but I shall try!
In just a little over three weeks, 11,000 Australians have added not just your beautiful names, but living experiences of why a 000 mental health line is so important.
With your signature on this petition, we will make this a reality.
I know it's not easy to add your name to online spaces, so I'm really grateful and many thousands, maybe millions of people, will one day appreciate your heartfelt investment.
Australia can be a world leader in mental health. But it takes more than funding for more hospital beds, staff and better security systems.
It takes courage to do something new, but in this case the new idea has been staring us right in the face for at least the last twenty years. covid19 has made it even more obvious mental health is not just the plight of a unique demographic hidden in an outdated 1 in 5 motto.
Mental health is 1 in 1.
We need a respectful crisis response that every single person has right of access to.
Not just people already in the system, or those fortunate enough with an advocate, or the internet. We must provide absolute coverage to every single person in the most painful time of their life, even if they don't know it's their story yet.
Mental health emergencies aren't a single moment requiring immediate remedies. They are bundles of wool deserving tender, expert attention to handle and begin to unravel.
Thankyou, and please keep sharing. Let's take this all the way.
Heidi