In 2020 UNICEF rated New Zealand children last of 38 'rich' countries in child mental wellbeing. Physical health ranked 33rd. This begs the question, why? The number of children and young people (aged 0-19) seen by Mental Health and Addiction Services grew from 20,800 in 2002/03 to 51,010 in 2020/21 or by 145 percent.