28 Sep 2018

Students around NZ echo mental health care concerns

From Morning Report, 7:16 am on 28 September 2018

University students around the country are echoing mounting concerns about long wait times for mental health care. The story of Wellington student Dani Saundry, who was asked to leave her hostel the day after she tried to kill herself last October has triggered a debate about students' well-being. Now, RNZ has learned Universities New Zealand, the body representing the country's eight universities, is in the very early stages of forming a national strategy for mental health services on campuses.