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Online help for mental health closer

Access to online mental health services is a step closer after the federal government appointed a committee to oversee their rollout

Access to online mental health services is a step closer after the federal government appointed a committee to oversee their rollout.

The committee comprises a mix of mental health professionals, social media experts and consumer and carer representatives.

Members include Rachel de Sain, Professor Helen Christensen, Dr Jane Burns and Professor Pat Dudgeon.

It will develop Australia's first national e-mental health strategy and advise on the implementation of a new mental health online portal and virtual clinic.

The government has committed $48 million over the next five years for telephone counselling, self-help and web-based support services to help boost mental health prevention and early intervention.

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