The differences between Labor and the Coalition's mental health policies

Australia is at the pointy end of a mental health crisis.Psychological stress is mounting, particularly among younger Australians.At the same time there's a serious workforce crunch in mental health services.Now both Labor and the Coalition are promising improvements as part of their federal election campaigning.Since the budget last month Labor has been under pressure to do more for mental health and today they came out swinging, promising a $1 billion package if they're elected.The Coalition says Labor is copying their previously announced policies and just playing "catch up".So let's breakdown what both the major parties are (so far) offering for mental health and then what the experts think of those promises.The CoalitionA Dutton government would invest $400 million, with a very specific focus on youth mental health.They made their big announcement more than a week before Labor and had a focus on the "missing middle".The "missing middle" are a group experts say need more support as...