16 Dec 2019

Dramatic rise in Asians seeking mental health support

From Morning Report, 7:40 am on 16 December 2019

The number of Asians in Auckland seeking help for mental health in the last five years has risen dramatically with one DHB reporting an 82 percent increase in cases.

Mental health is one of the government's key targets and its come up with a $1.9 billion mental health package.

But as Jessie Chiang reports, the growing Asian population feels largely forgotten.