Key initiatives in the 2025-26 budget 

• $39.5 million to partner with Ngala to deliver no-cost public access to the Ngala Residential Parenting Service, providing mental health, early intervention and prevention support to families across Western Australia.
• $13.8 million for the establishment and implementation of the Bunbury Acute Care Response Team in the South-West to provide mental health services for young people aged up to 18, ensuring local families can access the care they need.
• $12.2 million for the establishment of a Virtual Infant Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (VICAMHS) hub to ensure young people with complex needs in WA’s regions, particularly those aged 5-12 years, have better access to specialist mental health support, regardless of where they live.
• $12.4 million for the establishment of a residential alcohol and other drugs low medical withdrawal and adult rehabilitation service in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.
• An additional $11.3 million in 2025-26 for a 12-month extension to the Active Recovery Team (ART) pilot program.
• $9.9 million to increase community access, strengthen links to Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital, and build capacity to support higher acuity consumers.
• $10.8 million for health initiatives in the Kimberley, including $8.8 million for the planning and establishment of the Derby Wellbeing Centre, a community-led service that will co-locate key health services and support early intervention of mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues.
• $5 million to support planning for WA’s first residential eating disorder facility. Community-based residential treatment services aim to prevent people from requiring more acute and intensive hospital-based treatment, in addition to providing support following hospital discharge and prior to returning home.