The Australian Government’s $2.2 billion mental health package will provide more people with access to face-to-face psychological support from allied mental health professionals. Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Mark Butler said the package includes an investment of $220.3 million to strengthen primary care and better target mental health services to those most in need. Under this investment a total of $205.9 million is being provided for a major expansion of the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS). This investment will be used to better target the provision of psychological services providing treatment for an additional approximately 185,000 people over five years. This includes 116,000 specifically for people from hard to reach groups including those in rural and regional areas.