National Anxiety and Depression Initiative

Overview

The Australian Government has announced the continuation of core funding for Beyond Blue through the National Depression and Anxiety Initiative. The objectives of the grant opportunity are to: * increase the capability of the Australian community to respond to issues associated with depression, anxiety (and related) conditions and suicide; * reduce the impact of depression, anxiety (and related conditions) and suicide in the Australian community through providing communications, education tools and resources, research and evaluation, policy advice, community engagement activities, programs and services, aligned to mental health reform activities, which support people to protect their mental health and to recover when they are unwell; and * reduce people’s experiences of stigma and discrimination associated with depression, anxiety (and related conditions) and suicide, including through leveraging and collaborating with State and Territory governments, the business and community sectors, and media.