In an unprecedented push, three regional Victorian veterans organisations are calling for improved access to mental health support for former military personnel.
Three ex-service organisations from regional Victoria have united in a push to bring mental health support for veterans in line with other support services.Returned services and assistance organisations say veterans are facing barriers to accessing mental health support
Australian Defence Force veterans Andrew Hamilton, Frank Nuccio, and Kevin Scott have committed to assisting other veterans and families through organisations in the Ballarat region. The scheme is open to current and former defence force members to provide fully-funded treatment of all mental health conditions.Mr Nuccio said "on the surface" the scheme seemed "really great", but a key shortfall was impacting veterans accessing the service.He said psychiatrists could not charge a gap for veterans' affairs patients, leaving them out of pocket.
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