Please save our Families

The COVID-19 is potentially bringing with it a death toll outside of the virus itself.

Once mum and dad fall our children fall much harder, please save our families.

Government leaders, I know you are under incredible stress, thank you for your strong leadership.

I am sorry to ask for you to take the lead on mental health & domestic violence again please.

The COVID-19 is serious and it is causing sickness and death across the world. The destruction is catastrophic as you know, what you may have missed, is a complete army of people who can take the lead on the mental health and domestic violence front, who are not part of the Medicare system.

The Australian People are not in the position to reach out for help when they are losing their jobs or overwhelmed.

Gp’s are writing Mental Health plans for Phycologist, people need to wait from 3 to 6 months in some areas of Australia.

We need pro-active care, quality care and fast.

Registered Counsellors and Mediators like myself are hamstrung, we are Private billers not Medicare.

With over two decades of experience, I/ We could be helping on the front line in regards to mental health, domestic violence, trauma, anxiety etc.. after all this is what we are trained for. If patients were granted Medicare access for counselling for this period, we as counsellors and mediators could help dramatically

Blessings & Kindest regards Darleen Barton