4 Apr 2018

Rise in complex issues for children at activity centres

From Morning Report, 6:13 am on 4 April 2018

Activity centres for children at risk of dropping out of the school system are warning their students have more complex problems than in the past. They say more students are coming to them with mental health issues such as anxiety and the centres need more resources so they can help teens return to regular classrooms. Nadine Rohe from Gisborne's Turanganui-a-Kiwa Activity Centre tells our education correspondent, John Gerritsen, students' problems seem to be escalating.