More people are going to die: Terrifying adolescent eating disorders skyrocket, desperate Christchurch mum petitions Govt begging for more help
1 Apr, 2021 04:00 PM
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Experts, patients and parents fear more people will die from eating disorders if the Government does not step in urgently. Photo / 123RF
Experts, patients and parents fear more people will die from eating disorders if the Government does not step in urgently. Photo / 123RF
Anna Leask is a senior reporter for the New Zealand Heraldanna.leask@nzherald.co.nz@AnnaLeask
A Christchurch mum is pleading with the Government for more resources around eating disorders as her teenage daughter - and countless other young Kiwis - battle for the help they desperately need.