MEDIA ALERT

RELEASE OF THE DUNT REPORT INTO ‘MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN THE ADF AND TRANSITION THROUGH DISCHARGE’

Who:              The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon MP; the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, the Hon. Alan Griffin MP; Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston AC, AFC; Professor David Dunt.

What:             Media conference.

The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon MP, and the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, the Hon. Alan Griffin MP, will release Professor David Dunt’s report into ‘Mental Health Care in the ADF and Transition to Discharge’, along with the Government’s response.

Media are also invited to attend a post-release briefing on the report, conducted by Professor Dunt, Major General Paul Alexander, Surgeon-General ADF and Secretary of DVA, Ian Campbell.

Where:          Administration Building Foyer

Australian Defence Force Academy

Northcott Drive

CAMPBELL ACT

When:            Friday, 1 May 2009

Time:             Media are requested to arrive by 9.45 am

Media contacts:

Kate Sieper (Warren Snowdon):           02 6277 7620 or 0488 484 689

Laura Ryan (Alan Griffin):                02 6277 7820 or 0437 863 109

Defence Media Liaison:                         02 6265 3343 or 0408 498 664