Mike King hands back Order of Merit in mental health hikoi
“Everyone’s asking me how I feel about giving the medal back. I feel nothing about giving the medal back but I feel just a profound sense of sadness that no-one’s listening, it’s not fair.”
Charges may be laid in historic abuse cases at Lake Alice hospital
Nearly 50 years after Dr Selwyn Leeks’ methods started torturing children at Lake Alice psychiatric hospital he may finally face criminal charges.Failures in care of young man needing mental health services
“There was a striking lack of psychiatrist input into the man’s care, and the processes of discharging and transferring the man from the various parts of BOPDHB’s Mental Health Service were extremely poor,” Health & Disability Commissioner Kevin Allan...
How will mental health improve if reports are being censored?
NZ Herald reporter Chris Lynch reports that ‘the Ministry of Health is accused of being deceitful and I can understand why’. Mental Health Foundation’s Shaun Robinson said these figures represent some of our most vulnerable people, and this was a...
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