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Calls for more Korean mental health resources
Morning Report
English - October 31, 2019 19:44 - 4 minutes - 4 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Korean mental health workers are calling for more resources in their communities in New Zealand, especially when the cultural norm is to turn to alcohol instead of counselling.
South Korea has the highest suicide rate for OECD countries.
Locals who work in mental health here say those mindsets, combined with the unique struggles of immigration paint a grim picture for Koreans in New Zealand.
Jessie Chiang reports.