Information, including, wait-times, suicide stats and the overall proportion of the population using specialised mental health services was removed. Mental Health Foundation's Shaun Robinson said these figures represent some of our most vulnerable people, and this was a worrying lack of transparency. Photo: Paul Taylor / NZHToni Gutschlag, the ministry's acting deputy director-general for mental health and addiction, told the Guardian: "We don't agree that the mental health system is in worse shape than it was before the current Government came in." Even government-friendly commentators have had enough, accusing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of "failing us" on mental health. How will mental health improve when you've got staff censoring reports or publicly rejecting a worsening situation?

Source: Otago Daily Times April 08, 2021 20:12 UTC