Prime Minister Julia Gillard has promised rapid funding measures to make suicide hotspots around Australia more safe.
Ms Gillard told a lunch for Lifeline in Sydney that the Government would honour election commitments to mental health and suicide prevention services.
She paid tribute to mental health advocates and counselling services that have fostered public discussions of the issues.
"Mental illness is no less debilitating than sickness of the body and no less worthy of our care and concerns," she said.
"I'm determined that as a government and as a community we step up our efforts to address the scourge of mental illness, which too often ends in the devastating contemplation of suicide."
Ms Gillard says the Gap in eastern Sydney is one suicide hotspot where the Government will move quickly to fund works to improve safety.
Source http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/24/3021591.htm
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