Whakaari family victims:ACC grief counselling hard to access

Extended family members of those who died in the Whakaari White Island Eruption say it has been a Battle to get Grief Counselling following the tragedy. The Government is promising to roll out greater mental health support at primary care level, but admits that it hasn't yet reached the Bay of Plenty. Andrea Inman is the sister-in-law of White Island tour guide, Hayden Marshall-Inman, who died in the eruption. She says his death has been difficult for extended family members who are not covered for funded counselling through ACC. She told our reporter Jean Bell that people have needed mental health support for a range of reasons in the aftermath of the eruption.