Applications for money from the government's new 10 million dollar mental health fund will open this month. It'll be accessible to all NGOs, community health and addiction providers as well as iwi based and other kaupapa Maori providers. Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey told Susana Lei'ataua he has a plan to grow the workforce but didn't detail if roles will be funded specifically.
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