Money Spent on Mental Health Counselling Services 2013 - 2018

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From: Daniel Meech - Craccum News

Dear University of Auckland,

How much did the University of Auckland spend on mental health counselling services between 2013 and 2018 (inclusive)? I would like to know the total amount spent across this time period, as well as how much was spent each individual year.

Yours faithfully,

Daniel Meech - Craccum News

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From: Rebecca Ewert
University of Auckland

Dear Daniel,

 

I refer to your request of 2 April 2019. The information requested about
the cost of mental health and counselling provided by the University from
2013 - 2018 is provided in the table below.

 

  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total:
Counselling
provided by
the
University
Health and
Counselling
Service 965,979.00 1,003,224.00 1,024,581.76 1,103,312.38 1,162,462.58 1,242,061.84 7,908,686.56
40% of all GP
appointments* 367,280.73 387,513.49 429,894.46 435,009.22 478,504.16 535,326.94 2,633,529.00
UniWellbeing
e-therapy  -  -  -  -  - 46,071.58 46,071.58
Student
Wellbeing  -  - 100,000 100,000 100,000 238,447.00 538,447.00
Mental Health
Advisors
(Disability
Services) 113,243 114,809 116,212 117,931 125,081 138,490 725,766
Total: 2,853,567.73 1,505,546.49 1,670,688.22 1,756,252.60 1,866,047.74 2,200,397.36  

*It is estimated that 40% of all GP appointments at the University Health
and Counselling Service are for mental health issues

 

Ours sincerely

Rebecca Ewert

General Counsel

 

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From: Daniel Meech - Craccum News
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Subject: Official Information request - Money Spent on Mental Health
Counselling Services 2013 - 2018

 

Dear University of Auckland,

 

How much did the University of Auckland spend on mental health counselling
services between 2013 and 2018 (inclusive)? I would like to know the total
amount spent across this time period, as well as how much was spent each
individual year.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Daniel Meech - Craccum News

 

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