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Number of students studying mental heath course doubles in Taranaki
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WITT student Sacha Mills decided to study social work after struggling with her own mental health issues and finding there wasn t enough resources to get help.
Taranaki mental health student Sacha Mills wants to be the change in her community. And she s far from alone. Student numbers in the social work certificate Mills is completing at Taranaki’s Witt polytech have doubled this year to 105. It is one of a number of qualifications at the institute recording record numbers. The popularity of the social work course is being attributed to a surge in interest in mental health following Covid-19 restrictions, that it’s fee free and also that a lack of entry requirements makes it accessible to many.