A three-and-a-half million dollar annual funding boost - to reduce disparities in access to Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
A three-and-a-half million dollar annual funding boost - to reduce disparities in access to Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
7 March 2025
Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey says it will be shared across Counties Manukau, Waitemata and Tairawhiti - as investment in these regions has been lower than in others.
Counties Manukau plans to establish a clinical team supporting children with moderate to severe needs.
Meanwhile, Waitemata's funding more clinicians specialising in neuro-developmental issues, and Tairawhiti's hoping to expand its Hospital and Specialist Services.
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