New Zealanders struggle to get the help they need, 2 years on from a funding boost for mental health services
- Written by Dougal Sutherland, Clinical Psychologist, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Shutterstock/Bruce StanfieldAs part of New Zealand’s well-being budget in 2019, the government announced an unprecedented NZ$1.9 billion increase in funding for the mental health sector.
But almost two years on, there are no tangible signs of improvement and statistics show the number of New Zealanders seeking, but not receiving, mental...





