Ingrid Leary

The Govt’s own report recognises the extremely high rates of addiction in prisons but the action plan has no targeted support for people exiting prison or gangs — points where intervention could make the biggest difference.#nzpol rnz.co.nz/news/political/589…

Good to see that Otago University appears to understand the clinical risks involved with proceeding to create an associate role that looks very different to the full clinical psychology role #nzpol newstalkzb.co.nz/news/nation…

Welcome the extension of redress to survivors abused in state mental health care up to June 2022. But it also highlights how long survivors have had to wait for recognition and accountability. The priority now must be a system that works for survivors. #nzpols

Devastated that slips have happened in our community. Pls avoid the area if you can. Look after each other and yourselves!

I still don’t understand why senior personnel of I am Hope gave themselves hefty pay-rises well out of sync with the mental health sector. I think taxpayers would like to know that too. @nzpol

Worry news! Doocey doing too little too late. He says he is investing more into mental health because he wants 24/7 digital crisis response -- yet he has had months to step in and prevent the frontline crisis happening in the first place. Chaotic leadership! @nzpol

While I welcm the sig $ into mental health, Im cynical about the timing given yday’s damning report by the watch-dog. Luxon’s scrambling to distract from the poor performce of his MH minstr, who won’t even meet with frontline providers facing closure. + where’s the plan? @nzpol

The new associate psychology role announced today is a red herring which will do nothing to resolve mental health work force shortages, and comes with clinical risk. #nzpol

With Jo, she underlined every 2nd word when she spoke. A big-hearted Seniors advocate to the end who would meet us at street meetings with hot soup and fiercely remind us she was politically agnostic and had done the same for the other lot. She moved mountains with her mahi. RIP

Who is more believable: Matt Doocey or frontline mental health workers and families who are already being left to fend for themselves? stuff.co.nz/politics/3607442…

Tama Potaka finally clarifies that his retirement village law changes will likely do bugger all: “A spokesman for Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka said the revised Act would include provisions for repayments but not mandate them." #nzpol nzherald.co.nz/northern-advo…

So when do the calls for him to resign start — or does that only happen to women public figures when alcohol is involved? 🤔

Big tick from retirement village residents about my new Member’s Bill. But the village operators would rather be “incentivised” so they can keep leveraging residents’ repayments to expand their business/profits. Not surprising — also not fair. So will any Govt MPs support it? 🤔

Potaka tells NZ Herald that his new laws next year will require or INCENTIVISE timely repayments — that’s not a commitment. That’s why my Bill is necessary. Hope NZ First supports it as they know incentives don’t and haven’t worked. And they like to say they look after seniors

Will Doocey save this mental health service or will he cut it and see the handful of staff likely move to the private sector? How is he measuring cost savings against complex needs incl. suicidal tendencies that have proven to be resolved by this service? rnz.co.nz/national/programme…