With the government investing $727 million in Victoria’s justice system, Rachel asked the Minister for Corrections about therapeutic services for those in correctional facilities. Since tighter bail restrictions are increasing incarceration rates, Rachel expressed the need for therapeutic supports in prisons to prevent re-offending and promote better outcomes.
Rachel asked a question to the minister for mental health. With Narre Warren’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub closing in 2024, residents have been transitioned to a Dandenong service. Many suburbs in the Casey and Cardinia catchment area continue to lack easily accessible wraparound public mental health services.
Rachel asked a question in parliament on behalf of a constituent, around a shortage of Justices of the Peace in areas of her electorate.
Rachel Payne MP presented a member’s statement on the launch of Justice Q, a free specialist legal service operated by and for LGBTIQA+ people. Launched in October of this year, Justice Q is an initiative of South-East Monash Legal Service (SMLS), with Rachel having served as a proud member of their steering committee.
On the 28th of May, Rachel Payne MP gave her Question Without Notice, calling for ongoing funding for Australia’s only specialist benzodiazepine dependency treatment centre.
On May 2nd, Rachel Payne MP asked her Question Without Notice regarding the provision of services for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse.
Rachel Payne MP, member for South-Eastern Metropolitan Melbourne, read her Constituency Question on 15th of May regarding a local First Nations health service in dire need of funding.
