23 Jan 2018

Mental health inquiry 'an investment in NZ doing better'

From Morning Report, 8:22 am on 23 January 2018

Later today the government will announce details of an inquiry into what Labour in Opposition labelled a mental health crisis. Labour pledged to hold the inquiry as part of its 100-day action plan.The Health Minister David Clark has said the inquiry needs to be broad covering primary and secondary care, with a focus on prevention. Mental Health Foundation chief executive Shaun Robinson tells Susie Ferguson the inquiry "is an investment in New Zealand doing well and doing better".