What changes do our mental health and addictions services need?
Current services are for people struggling at the highest end, Health Minister David Clark said.
But those with mild to moderate mental health and addiction needs will get new services created with the $455 million set aside in the recent Wellbeing Budget.
And Clark was in Hamilton yesterday, to meet people from the sector and talk about what should be done with the money.
"One in five New Zealanders are wrestling with a mental health and addiction challenge. That's more than one of us at every table here," he said.
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What would you suggest, if you were talking to David Clark?
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