November 03, 2022
Mental health help now on campus
Enhanced mental health and addiction services are now available on all university campuses, with the University of Waikato added to the network yesterday.
Health Minister Andrew Little says it’s a significant milestone for the Government’s rebuild of the mental health system.
In September alone the tertiary student wellbeing investment supported more than 1500 individual and group wellbeing sessions.
It will eventually be available at all universities, wānanga, institutes of technology and polytechnics so 300,000 students can access services.
New roles at the Hamilton campus include a social worker, mental health nurse, alcohol and other drug counsellor and a violence prevention health promoter.
Youth mental health is part of the cooperation agreement between Labour and the Green Party.