Released October 2018 - Accredited Practising Dietitians (APDs) play an important role in the care of people with eating disorders. Read our submission advocating for increased access to APDs through the MBS, to meet the complex needs of people with eating disorders.

Released April 2019 - Access to healthy food and nutrition care are significant factors in the management of mental health and physical health for people with mental health disorders. Read our submission on the importance of nutrition care, and the role of an APD for mental health.

Released January 2020 - There is a need for greater recognition of the role of food and nutrition in the prevention, development, treatment and management of mental illness. Increased access to dietitians is needed, for their role in addressing both mental and physical health. Our submission highlights the increased need for dietitians and nutrition care for mental health.

Dietitians Australia welcomes the increase in the basic daily fee for aged care homes, announced as a part of the Federal Government’s 2021-22 budget. But without mandatory malnutrition screening, this is money down the drain.

Failing to provide better access for Australians to seek nutrition support will only further exacerbate mental illness. That’s one of the key messages highlighted by Dietitians Australia at today’s hearing for the Select Committee Inquiry into Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.

Dietitians are encouraging Australian women to connect with each other – either in person or virtually – and share good food to support a good mood. This message comes as Australia celebrates Women’s Health Week, which today focuses on ways to champion better mental health.

It’s time for Accredited Practising Dietitians to be recognised as a key profession in the management of mental health, says Dietitians Australia. As the nation wraps up Mental Health Awareness Month, ensuring our country has a comprehensive and effective workforce that can adequately support Australia’s rising rates of mental illness is a must.

Sent January 2021 - Dietitians Australia wrote to Hon Mark Butler MP, Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing, and Clare O'Neil MP, Shadow Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, following news of their appointments. And to request a meeting to discuss the role dietitians play in the health and wellbeing of older adults.

Sent March 2021 - Dietitians Australia wrote to the Hon James Merlino MP, Deputy Premier of Victoria, following the release of the final report from the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System.

Sent June 2021 - Dietitians Australia sent a letter to Emma McBride MP, Shadow Assistant Minister for Mental Health, requesting a meeting to discuss the role of Accredited Practising Dietitians in the prevention and treatment of mental illness.