Ballarat remains without a Mental Health and Wellbeing Local service for adults and has the second-lowest mental health beds per capita in Victoria.
Why it mattersFamilies wait months for mental health support while existing beds are overwhelmed, leaving vulnerable people in crisis without care.
AustraliaBallarat residents face months-long waits for mental health treatment and lack dedicated regional services, a pattern likely affecting other regional Victorian towns.
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