The real cause of Australia's mental health crisis

Lockdowns and ongoing concern about the pandemic have led to a significant spike in the number of Australians experiencing mental health issues.

But when many people try to seek treatment they are faced with a complicated, under-resourced and expensive system.

Today, senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton on the real causes of Australia’s spiralling mental health crisis and the recent bungle that made it worse.

Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton.

Special thanks to The Thought Broadcast podcast for archival audio of Dr Nick O'Connor.

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