Income divide in access to psychological care widens, with children hardest hit

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A Monash University study found that the gap in access to psychological care between wealthy and disadvantaged Australian families has widened over the past decade. Children in poorer communities are particularly affected.

Australian children from poorer communities are increasingly missing out on psychological care, with the gap in treatment between wealthy and disadvantaged families widening substantially over the past decade, according to Monash University research.