Psychologists say they are struggling to meet skyrocketing demand for services and it is creating a national mental health emergency with people living in the bush far worse off.
There is a huge postcode gap: for every 100,000 people, there were 19 psychologists available in outback South Australia, compared with 589 psychologists for every 100,000 people in inner Perth in 2020 according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
