Russell DeborahDr DEBORAH RUSSELL (Labour—New Lynn): Talofa lava Mr Speaker. It is a privilege to take a call in this debate just as it is a privilege to serve in this Government under the leadership of Jacinda Ardern a leader and a Government that are motivated by kindness by compassion and by trying to do things differently because we need to do things differently in this country. Those values of kindness and compassion were what motivated Jacinda Ardern's leadership after the massacre in Christchurch—values that enabled her to speak from the heart and provide leadership across the world. That's the Government that I'm proud to be part of. And I am proud to be part of a Government that is delivering a different type of Budget tomorrow: a transformational Budget; a Budget that is a change from the past because we are focused not only on the economic measures but also on wellbeing—the wellbeing of all New Zealanders.I want to focus in particular on mental health today and how we are doing things differently in mental health and in particular with respect to young people. I've been reflecting on the young people in my ambit: the students I used to have in my former job the students at my high schools and my own daughters and their friends who were in and out of our home all the time. I see in these young people a change from the way that we used to be. They are riven by anxiety. Anxiety has become a huge mental health issue for our young people and I can kind of see what it's driven by: by the gig economy we forced them into by the pressing issue of climate change and by the rise of social media. These perhaps are some of the causes. The fact is it is a real issue for young people.I have a story here of a young woman in Taranaki Nuutea Itchner who was in the Taranaki news last year talking about what anxiety did to her. She would sit in her classroom and be unable to move and be unable to talk. That's what anxiety did to her and it really compromised her education. Let me talk about another young woman who really was struggling with anxiety a young woman in Christchurch: Kelly Pope. She was alone homeless and really suffering to control her own behaviour and to interact with others. She was desperate and went to her GP for help with her issues of anxiety. They were having a huge impact on her but she could not get help. She was referred to a specialist—the specialist mental health services—and three times she was sent back to her GP because the resources simply weren't there. Reflecting on the Marinoto health unit for young people in the Waitematā District Health Board and particularly the services offered at Waitakere Hospital I know that the services there are superb with respect to mental health care for young people if they can be accessed. But in order to access those services a young person has to be suicidal—so no help for people with anxiety no help for people with mild mental illnesses.That's the change that we are going to bring about in our Budget tomorrow. As has been announced today this Government will be focusing on increasing mental health care and particularly with respect to increasing the care that is available in that mild to moderate range.Of course people who are suicidal will still be helped but under this Government a person will not need to be suicidal will not need to be in absolutely desperate straits will not need to be at risk of losing their lives because of mental illness. Instead we will try to fund the services that will fund that mild to moderate healthcare to enable people to get on with living their lives so that they can live lives of wellbeing can flourish in their daily lives and so that they can access care early when it is needed.That's the kind of transformation that this Government is interested in: doing things differently to ensure that for all of us New Zealanders when we need mental health care it is there for us it is available to us when we need it where we need it and because we need it not just for those who are in desperate risk of their lives. I'm looking forward to tomorrow's Budget—it will be transformational.