Mike King will be handing back his NZ Order of Merit medal due to lack of mental health funding. Photo: SuppliedRenowned mental health advocate Mike King is returning his New Zealand Order of Merit medal because of the country's "broken" mental health system. "Every day I ask myself, 'how can you wear this title when things haven't changed and so many are still suffering? King spoke of his optimism when Ardern announced $1.9 billion of mental health funding three years ago, but meaningful change was absent in his eyes. "I am simply staggered that a resource that New Zealanders deem worthy of funding is being ignored by the Ministry of Health," King said in the article.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 27, 2021 03:22 UTC