Kids Helpline fails to answer 51 per cent of calls made in first half of 2019 prompting discussions over mental health services

Emma Horn
Updated July 18 2019 - 8:20am, first published 8:00am
UNHEARD: Up to 51 per cent of calls made to Kids Helpline in the first half of 2019 went unanswered. Picture: FILE SHOT
UNHEARD: Up to 51 per cent of calls made to Kids Helpline in the first half of 2019 went unanswered. Picture: FILE SHOT

More than half of the calls made to counselling service Kids Helpline in the first six months of the year went unheard, a new report has revealed.

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Emma Horn

Emma Horn

Supervising producer

Supervising producer of the national video team. Former features and weekender writer for The Daily Advertiser. Now based in the NSW Hunter region. Small, quiet, and a student of the Julie Bishop School Of Staring. Usually dressed in something colourful, always snacking on something homemade. Friend to most mothers and all dogs. Got stories? Get in touch. emma.horn@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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