Gumboot Friday's Founder Says Drugs and Alcohol Is A "Solution"

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This afternoon, I turned to the fellow sitting near me and called out:

“Guess what? A guy who runs a charity for mental health just said alcohol is a solution!”

And his eyes popped out…his mouth opened ajar.

That gave me some satisfaction - only because this person has zero care when it comes to politics and usually yawns if I try to engage him on my latest discoveries or news pieces.

Then, over on Facebook, Lyn Bergquist posted this image -

And so that was it.

I looked further into Mike King, founder of Gumboot Friday, and a topical discussion point.

Gumboot Friday provides “free counselling for anyone under 25”. They received $24 million from this government under highly irregular circumstances.

Specifically:

• Treasury urged govt to scrap Gumboot Friday funding

• 'Unusual and inconsistent' processes were used to justify $24m 'Gumboot Friday' contract, auditor-general finds

• Health officials had to invoke a special 'opt-out' clause to ensure $24 million given to Mike King's Gumboot Friday initiativ…