Many district health boards have longer waitlists for youth and children seeking outpatient mental health services than adults. The Mental Health Foundation says it's an "absolute crisis".
Many district health boards have longer waitlists for youth and children seeking outpatient mental health services than adults. The Mental Health Foundation says it's an "absolute crisis".
Monday, 26 July 2021, 12:33 pm
Children’s Commissioner Andrew Becroft is urging the
public and media to respect the privacy and wellbeing of the
children returning with their mother from Turkey, following
the Governments’ announcement today.
“I am proud
that New Zealand has put the interests of the children in
this case first and allowed them safe passage to Aotearoa
with their mother,” Commissioner Becroft
says.
“Now the rest of us need to call on the same
compassionate spirit that saw us come together through Covid
and other tragedies. We need to protect and embrace the two
small children at the centre of this situation as they start
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