The mother of a Dunedin woman with chronic mental health issues is furious after the Southern District Health Board discharged her daughter to a city motel, without her medication, to fend for herself. Earlier in the day, doctors had told Mrs Crosswell that Ms Wilkie would be discharged, but then said she would be allowed to stay the night. "They want me to take her: that’s what they want me to do," Mrs Crosswell said. "If the Southern DHB is unable to provide the mental health services that our community require, it should speak up." SDHB mental health medical director Brad Strong said he acknowledged the challenge Mrs Crosswell was facing, and empathised with her situation.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 21, 2017 16:07 UTC