12 Dec 2023

Little admits mental health programme 'cannibalised' system

From Morning Report, 8:43 am on 12 December 2023

Former Health Minister Andrew Little has admitted Labour's largest mental health initiative stole staff from other parts of the mental health sector.

The 664-million-dollar scheme put mental health advisers into GP clinics.

And as Anusha Bradley reports, there are also questions about whether the programme is actually helping people.
 

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