An attempt to service the “Missing Middle” reported in a recent Herald editorial is underway in the capital. 

Whakamātūtū offers a six-week therapeutic recovery-oriented programme for adults experiencing depression, anxiety, PTSD and various forms of mental distress, has yet to receive health funding. 

Whakamātūtū chair Dame Diana Crossan says that between drop-in centres and hospital in–patient treatment there is a huge unmet need and mental health services are being neglected.   

Whakamātūtū founder Brent Williams says that the University of Otago, Wellington research findings show that they are on the right track.