Press Release – New Zealand National Party Ballooning wait times for children and adolescents trying to access mental health services should be of serious concern to us all, Nationals Mental Health spokesperson Matt Doocey says. Wait times have increased in 17 of the 18 DHBs that provided … Ballooning wait times for children and adolescents trying to access mental health services should be of serious concern to us all, National’s Mental Health spokesperson Matt Doocey says. “Wait times have increased in 17 of the 18 DHBs that provided data since Labour’s election in 2017 with some as much as 50 per cent longer in 2021 and that is simply not good enough.