4 Dec 2018

Report paints grim picture of state of mental health and addiction in NZ

From Checkpoint, 6:09 pm on 4 December 2018

The Health Minister is promising there will be big change in the mental health sector, on the back of the release of the 200-page mental health inquiry. But David Clark wasn't prepared to commit today to a suicide reduction target or changes to alcohol or drug laws. Those are just some of the 40 recommendations in the report, which paints a grim picture of the state of mental health and addiction in New Zealand.