St John has responded to nearly 20-thousand mental health emergencies in the past six months
St John has responded to nearly 20-thousand mental health emergencies in the past six months
21 January 2020
Almost seven thousand of those were suicide attempts.
Director of Operations Norma Lane says sadly, it reflects a culture with alcohol and drug issues.
Mental health services received a 1.9 billion dollar cash injection last year, which Lane says she's grateful for.
She says it's much better to have prevention and intervention... before a crisis occurs.
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