Alarming new stats on youth mental health and Covid-19

New statistics paint an alarming picture of the impact of Covid 19 on the mental health of children and young people. Youthline says from mid March to mid April, it had a 50 per cent increase in contacts over suicide, self harm, anxiety and depression over the same period last year. Barnados, which runs the free helpline for under 18s, 0800 What's Up, text messages about about suicidal thoughts increase 192% between February and April, up more than 200% from last year. Messages about self-harm jumped up 80% from February to March, up 123% from last year. New Zealand has the highest youth suicide rate in the OECD. Kathryn speaks with Youthline Chief Executive Shae Ronald, Barnados General Manager of Advocacy Dr Claire Achmad and Ministry of Health Deputy-Director General Mental Health and Addiction, Robyn Shearer.