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![Party promises for tackling youth suicide](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Party promises for tackling youth suicide
The NZ Herald asked those contesting the election what they would do about youth suicide.
![Suicide reduction target 'reasonable' - minister](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Suicide reduction target 'reasonable' - minister
Reducing our suicide rate by a fifth in 10 years is "reasonable", health minister says.
![A decade on, widow still wakes screaming](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
A decade on, widow still wakes screaming
Almost 10 years after he committed suicide, his widow still wakes screaming.
![579 empty shoes make way to Parliament](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
579 empty shoes make way to Parliament
Bereaved families start their vigil for loved ones lost to suicide.
![Editorial: Teens need to know they are not alone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Editorial: Teens need to know they are not alone
EDITORIAL: The Herald has asked a lot of its readers over the past six weeks.
![The teen girls who wanted to die - Hailey and Milly's story of hope](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
The teen girls who wanted to die - Hailey and Milly's story of hope
Two teens tell of a life-saving bond that began at Starship hospital. Distressing content.
![Thanks NZ for talking about suicide](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Thanks NZ for talking about suicide
Warning: This article is about suicide and may be distressing for some readers.
![5 ways to reduce suicide rate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
5 ways to reduce suicide rate
Could these be among the answers to our shocking youth suicide rate?
!['When you're in trouble, who do you call?'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'When you're in trouble, who do you call?'
One solution to reduce New Zealand's high suicide rate = one national crisis text number.
!['Mental health has become an election issue'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Mental health has become an election issue'
Mike King says there's "no doubt" mental health has become an election issue.
![Opinion: How to protect kids from suicide](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Opinion: How to protect kids from suicide
Warning: This article is about suicide and may be distressing for some readers.
![Wristbands give hope to trouble teens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Wristbands give hope to trouble teens
Warning: This article is about suicide and may be distressing for some readers.
![New programme aims to build resilience in youth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
New programme aims to build resilience in youth
Warning: This article is about youth suicide and may be distressing for some readers.
![Tackling suicide 'starts at preschool'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Tackling suicide 'starts at preschool'
Warning: This article is about youth suicide and may be distressing for some readers.
![Five ways to reduce our suicide rate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Five ways to reduce our suicide rate
We've got the worst teen suicide rate in the developed world - so what do we do to fix it?
![Youth suicide: 'It's an absolute tragedy'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Youth suicide: 'It's an absolute tragedy'
Health Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman: "Nothing worse" than losing a child to suicide.
!['I'm so glad I survived'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'I'm so glad I survived'
Warning: This article is about suicide and may be distressing for some readers.
!['Youth suicide is not inevitable'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Youth suicide is not inevitable'
Warning: This article is about youth suicide and may be distressing for some readers.
![PM's wife and the million-dollar contract](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
PM's wife and the million-dollar contract
Dr Mary English sits on the board of LeVa - the Government's "new preferred supplier."
![Headmaster calls on boys to break stigma](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Headmaster calls on boys to break stigma
Principal on suicide: "We grapple with it every day and every year." Distressing content.
![Rainbow suicide rate five times higher](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Rainbow suicide rate five times higher
The LGBT+ community has high suicide rates - yet feels ignored. Distressing content.