Claim of Western Queensland Mental Health Service Crisis
A health professional has described mental health services in western Queensland and the Gulf as being in crisis, particularly in the aftermath of enormous flood events.
Sandy Gillies, CEO of the Western Queensland Primary Health Network and adjunct professor at James Cook University, made this assertion at the Western Queensland Alliance of Councils 2025 assembly.
Mental health services in those regions are in crisis.
Author's summary: Western Queensland faces a mental health service crisis.