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The transition into adolescence can be brutal for kids' mental health – but parents can help reduce the risk

Parents can have a role in how young people navigate the challenges of adolescence.

'Pretty full on': One father's way of managing fatigue and stress

James Mooney says it is better than going for a walk or watching TV

At 24, she opened a restaurant in the middle of a pandemic. How did that go?

Greg Bruce meets up-and-coming restaurant queen Diva Giles.

Brutal reality of burnout: 'Felt like I was going crazy'

Burnout can hit you at the most unexpected moment.

'Generation of hopelessness': Why Kiwi kids are turning to crime

There are no bad kids, only hurt ones, youth worker says, and Covid hasn't helped.

Bedroom generation: New research reveals 'silent disengagement' of young Kiwis during Covid

Covid-19 may have worsened social isolation among some young Kiwis.

How loneliness is damaging our health

New York Times: Loneliness can be damaging to both mental and physical health.

She spent her teens battling mental illness. Now she wants to change the system

Brooke Lacey is campaigning for reform of mental health services.

Get off social media, go and meet someone

Happiness Editor Matt Heath gets some advice on social media from a happiness professor.

Great Minds: A journey out of 'darkest, saddest place'

"The mind is a powerful beast."

Two years of hell: Dramatic increase in mental health struggles among Kiwis

OPINION: Twenty per cent of Kiwis experience diagnosable mental distress in any year.

'She was a happy, confident child'- until Covid sparked 'nightmare' OCD onset

'Almost overnight, we lost our daughter and instead had one terrorised by mental illness.'

Hidden Covid crisis: Sharp rise in Kiwis struggling with mental wellbeing, happiness

Experts call for urgent action amid concern about Covid's impact on mental health.

Introducing our new Happiness Editor Matt Heath: 'Why are rich and famous people so miserable?'

OPINION: 'We all want to be happy but we seem to be doing a bad job of it.'

Great Minds: NZ Herald/NZME launch major project on mental wellbeing and our search for happiness

Our new series focuses on the challenges - and solutions - after two years of Covid.

Great Minds | The search for happiness

NZME’s Great Minds project will examine the state of our nation’s mental health and explore the growing impact mental health and anxiety has on Kiwis while searching for ways to improve it. Video / NZ Herald

National wants Auditor-General to look at mental health spending

National wants Parliament's spending watchdog to look at mental health funding.

'Expect anxiety': How to cope with returning to the office - expert's top tips

When one-time normal becomes abnormal - how to cope with being back among colleagues.