Dr Catriona Davis-McCabe

[Australian Psychological Society @AustPsych]

APS President Dr Catriona Davis-McCabe joined The Project on Friday, sharing her expertise on issues affecting the psychology workforce and the mental health of Australians. All Australians should be able to access the psychology services they need. https://t.co/MHPO8pKJic

[Dr Catriona Davis-McCabe @CDavismccabe]

A win for psychology and our patients last night. As always, the devil is in the detail but our advocacy efforts are paying off. @AustPsych

[Australian Psychological Society @AustPsych]

After many years of APS advocacy, the Government will invest an additional $91 million in the psychology workforce. This investment will create an additional 500 psychology postgraduate placements, 500 one-year internships, and 2,000 supervisor training sessions across Australia

[Australian Psychological Society @AustPsych]

The government must stabilise and strengthen the psychology workforce following the release of shocking research by the Australian National University. Chronic workforce shortages and burnout combined with overwhelming demand is a recipe for disaster. https://t.co/HN6L0BHVyC

[Australian Psychological Society @AustPsych]

38% of young Australians experience high psychological stress with the climate crisis a leading cause.

Our mental health system must meet the challenges we face.

We risk a lost generation if we don't.

https://t.co/0F18JvZEUV
@orygen_aus
@MissionAust

[Dr Catriona Davis-McCabe @CDavismccabe]

@austpsych president says “young Australians are "despairing... psychologists are seeing an increase in people of all ages presenting with psychological distress they attribute to concern for the climate.”

https://t.co/0ApEc6YjLo

[Australian Psychological Society @AustPsych]

Economic modelling commissioned by the APS has found that an increase in mental health funding by the Federal Government would provide wide-ranging economic and health benefits that would boost productivity and help reduce the federal deficit. https://t.co/rYdo1wM2Ze

[Australian Psychological Society @AustPsych]

As featured in The Guardian, we are urging the federal government to commit to funding more mental health and psychological response services and scale up a disaster-ready psychology workforce.
Read more: https://t.co/jOpQSPmVV9

[Dr Catriona Davis-McCabe @CDavismccabe]

Despite evidence continuing to mount that more investment in mental health is needed to prevent our young people turning into a lost generation, the federal government continues to pull support for mental healthcare @AustPsych

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[Australian Psychological Society @AustPsych]

This week, APS President Dr Catriona Davis-McCabe spoke to The Age bringing attention to workforce shortages facing our profession, where one in three psychologists cannot take on new patients.
Read more: https://t.co/JdSwXSXYdz

[Australian Psychological Society @AustPsych]

The APS is issuing a code red for mental health as climate disasters continue to impact Australians. Climate change, COVID-19 and other natural disasters are affecting many Australians, not only those on the frontline when a crisis hits. Read more: https://t.co/uWeiteuSTB

[Dr Catriona Davis-McCabe @CDavismccabe]

Just as people shouldn’t be asked to ration vital medicines like insulin,” said the Australian Psychological Society, “they shouldn’t have to ration mental health care.” @AustPsych

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[Australian Federal Police Association @AFPAssociation]

Great piece by @steph_dalzell. Reducing mental health treatment options isn't moving forward, it's leaving people behind. People not getting mental health treatment puts extra pressure on hospitals and first responders.

Thank you @AustPsych for leading this important campaign.

[Dr Catriona Davis-McCabe @CDavismccabe]

Thank you once again to the @abcnews for inviting the @AustPsych to talk about the loss of Better Access sessions and the dire consequences for our patients.

https://t.co/vWg5wgbZi7

[Australian Psychological Society @AustPsych]

We’ve led a collaboration of peak bodies in an open letter to Health Minister Butler calling on him to restore Medicare subsidised psychology services. Read more: https://t.co/Fo6NYbL17F

[Dr Catriona Davis-McCabe @CDavismccabe]

Cutting this service to all really is a dangerous experiment, and particularly when it's being replaced with nothing. We're only a few weeks into this new year and our patients are already telling us that they don't know what they're going to do.

https://t.co/IutrO2oPiD

[Dr Catriona Davis-McCabe @CDavismccabe]

Our profession has been on the frontline of an incredibly challenging time in our nation’s history, with the pandemic, natural disasters and a cost-of-living crisis affecting Australians like never before.

[Australian Psychological Society @AustPsych]

1 in 100 practices were unable to see new patients across Australia in 2019. This is now 1 in 3

Despite this the Federal Government is meeting just 35% of its psychology workforce target and many psychologists are burning out without support.

https://t.co/xV8WnlN7w1

[Australian Psychological Society @AustPsych]

Young women worst off after Federal Government cuts subsidised psychology sessions to millions.
The government should accept the findings of their own independent report and reinstate this lifesaving program.

Read more: https://t.co/jUdKUYgtsk

[Australian Psychological Society @AustPsych]

We are calling for the Federal Government to reverse its decision to end access to the 10 additional Medicare sessions.
Our President, Dr Catriona Davis-McCabe spoke to ABC Radio National about this important issue affecting many Australians. https://t.co/H0TrcNmgOs

[Australian Psychological Society @AustPsych]

During Psychology Week we are exploring the mental health and wellbeing of children & adolescents in Australia, including the major social, psychological & developmental challenges they face. We aim to raise awareness of the issues and put forward positive solutions for change.

[Dr Catriona Davis-McCabe @CDavismccabe]

In a first-of-its-kind survey by the Australian Psychological Society of 1016 psychologists, 36 per cent of 875 respondents reported seeing an increase in children under the age of five presenting with separation anxiety disorder over the past two years.

[Australian Psychological Society @AustPsych]

To mark Psychology Week 2022, we have released the findings of our survey exploring the psychological health and wellbeing of children and adolescents in Australia. https://t.co/82hFB8Qb4e @theage @smh