Mental health targets aren’t enough – unless NZ backs them up with more detail and funding
- Written by Dougal Sutherland, Clinical Psychologist, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
On the face of it, the government’s recently announced targets for improving mental health care are laudable. But without more detail about how those targets will be achieved – and funded – New Zealand’s struggling mental health sector is still running on hope.
The new targets announced by Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey...
