Ten mental health workers introduced to Hawke s Bay community amid Covid-19 concerns
15 Jan, 2021 01:25 AM
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Back: Trey Ferguson, Emma Laking, Sonia Pederson, Sally Tither, Donna Whitiwhiti, Lance Tupaea. Front: Veronica Luckman, Trixie Terry, Haylee Williams and Kylee Stok. Photo / Supplied
Back: Trey Ferguson, Emma Laking, Sonia Pederson, Sally Tither, Donna Whitiwhiti, Lance Tupaea. Front: Veronica Luckman, Trixie Terry, Haylee Williams and Kylee Stok. Photo / Supplied
Designated mental health workers have been introduced to the Hawke s Bay community amid a rise in the number of mental health related concerns since Covid-19.
Ten people have been recruited to work alongside general practice teams as part of a new service rolled out by Health Hawke s Bay.
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Some of irregular migrants continue to wait at the border line between Turkey and Greece, in Edirne, Turkey on 4 March 2020 [Hakan Mehmet Şahin/Anadolu Agency] December 19, 2020 at 10:32 am
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