You are here > Catholic groups who work with the poor tell us
that mental illness is the unacknowledged companion of poverty
in New Zealand. Many people are now able to speak of terrible
experiences in institutional care, yet community care has failed
many others. There is a growing recognition that those who
experience mental illness need social, spiritual and community
support alongside medical services. This booklet considers some
of the issues around mental health in the light of Catholic
social teaching and what we need to do to be a society which
strives for the mental wellbeing of all.