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New report asks why $1.9b boost has not helped mental health
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Officials trying to revamp the country's mental health services are being accused of being a 'sloth at the helm of the titanic.' But they say it's a long term project.
A report released today, questions why $1.9 billion of investment in the 2019 Wellbeing budget, hasn't seen improvements "materialise" as hoped.
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission has found long wait times for specialist support, more prescriptions being handed out for anti-depressants, and more Māori being put into solitary confinement.
Katie Todd reports.