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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 said.
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 worrying lack of...
Why nutrition could help solve our mental health crisis
Can we combat depression and anxiety by changing what we eat? Julia Rucklidge, a clinical psychology professor at the University of Canterbury, has spent a decade examining the link between food and mental health.
John Kirwan – rural mental health health week ‘is not just a week’
"Mental health is every day and every week. We can't just have these mental health weeks – what we need to understand is mental health is a daily thing,"
Sam Owen’s wellbeing tips
Waikato dairy farmer Sam Owen knows how tough life can get...
Where has all the mental health funding gone?
Where is all the mental health funding going and why is there a six-month waiting list for Christchurch university students needing help? Dr Thompson said there's now a six-month waitlist and they've "had to close their books."
Frontline MH services desperate for action
“We are highly under-resourced – there just aren’t enough staff, not enough resources. There is huge demand, really, really high need and we’ve been significantly impacted not just by high rates of severe mental illness but significant deprivation, homelessness,...
Prince Harry stepped back after UK media were destroying his mental health
We all know what the British press can be like and it was destroying my mental health, I was like, this is toxic.
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