Psychology subsidy cuts are beyond belief

"We have a duty of care to our population, and if we treat our young like this, what will the next generation's normal be?" writes Lyn Rendle of Rankin Park. File picture

THE obvious need for more services than are available now makes the decision for the "back to normal" cuts to services beyond belief ('Subsidised psychology visits to be halved', Newcastle Herald, 12/12).

There is an epidemic of adolescent anorexia, anxiety diagnosed and developmental conditions, including agoraphobia in the Hunter and I believe the rest of the country. This is partly the result of COVID isolation, but was extreme in the past.