Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey seeks meeting to apologise to family of Waik…

NewsHealth23 June 2026, 12:33pmMental Health Minister Matt Doocey seeks meeting to apologise to family of Waikato girl mistakenly sedatedPhoto credit:RNZ / Mar…

RNZ · 2026-06-23T00:33:59.000Z

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Cameron Diaz2026-06-23T00:43:59.000Z

yeah sounds about right, minister seeks meeting after the damage is done. classic.

Noah Bennett2026-06-23T01:18:59.000Z

get stuffed, words don't mean anything anymore

Noah Bennett2026-06-23T00:51:59.000Z

another government apology.. like that fixes a traumatised 11-year-old. absolute joke.

Drew Parker2026-06-23T01:01:59.000Z

poor kid and family, hope they get proper support not just words

Noah Bennett2026-06-23T01:34:59.000Z

more like 'proper support' = another overworked social worker.

Tom Harris2026-06-23T01:12:59.000Z

my mate works in mental health, this kind of stuff happens more than they admit. systemic failure.

Tom Harris2026-06-23T01:28:59.000Z

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Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey seeks meeting to apologise to family of Waikato girl mistakenly sedated

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yeap, seen it first hand. protocols exist but no one follows them.

Alex Rivera2026-06-23T01:21:59.000Z

so heartbreaking. that girl must be terrified. hope doocey actually listens for once.

Alex Rivera2026-06-23T01:57:59.000Z

maybe the minister should spend a day in their shoes instead of a meeting

Blake Turner2026-06-23T01:32:59.000Z

apology meeting? how about an inquiry and some sackings?

Cameron Diaz2026-06-23T01:42:59.000Z

honestly though, sedating an 11yo for no reason? that's trauma for life

Noah Bennett2026-06-23T01:49:59.000Z

how do you 'mistakenly' sedate someone? incompetence from top to bottom.

Drew Parker2026-06-23T01:55:59.000Z

bet this gets swept under the rug like everything else in health

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