CONTENT WARNING: It's not just families and friends of victims who are affected, Suicide can take a toll on the people on the front line as well.

When Sarah Maindonald began working as a counsellor 24 years ago, she saw teenagers struggling with mental health issues, but barely ever a child.

They provide laughs on social media, but what about the real people pictured in those "funny" memes?

Weight gain, health problems and violent mood swings - one chronic sufferer reveals the toll of the epidemic no one is talking about.

A Tauranga barber will travel the length of the country to promote Lifeline and stop the stigma surrounding mental health. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Just two letters, it's such a small word. But is not being able to say no making your life unmanageable? Psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald has some tips.

If you were looking for an excuse to share that bit of juicy gossip, a group of psychologists might just have provided it.

Pay attention to this story as if your life depended on it.

Depression is just as dangerous for your heart as obesity and high blood pressure, new research has revealed.

Parents who choose single-sex schools do so for many reasons, but a major one is the belief that "boys and girls learn differently."

As long summer days on the beach draw to an end, Kiwis could be forgiven for having a dose of the back-to-work blues.

These infuriating word riddles, otherwise known as dingbats, will put your logistical knowledge to the test.

Researchers call for ban on ban on alcohol sponsorship of sport

Waikato District Health Board is postponing around 500 patients' appointments because of the strike.

Two investigations are underway into the death of a highly respected data expert with CERA

COMMENT: Not everyone is long and lithe - it's time adverts celebrated a range of body shapes and sizes and recognised beauty is diverse.

We all know how depressing it is to put on weight. This doctor has some tips of his own.

Greg Bruce's wife is a yoga teacher. She thinks him taking it up will change his life. Is she right?

She's not a hypnotist, but she can convince you that you're a criminal or were traumatised as a child. Elizabeth Loftus has ways of making you think.

Actress Carey Mulligan has urged people to keep close ties with relatives with dementia.

Could this psychology teacher's tips be the secret to a life without stress?

After working so hard she collapsed, a Kiwi woman became a mental health advocate - she wants to share some tips to help you work life in 2017.

A Christchurch mother who shed 20kg in nine months simply by slashing sugar from her diet is today launching a recipe book to help others.

COMMENT: Psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald identifies the most important thing you can do for some battling depression.

Prepare to get stumped all over again with a look back at the trickiest optical illusions from this year.

The most 'trendy' psychotherapy around, here are five tips to get you started.

I often get asked "How do I cope with Christmas", which is weird, because it's the most wonderful time of the year apparently. But

The RSA is calling for post-traumatic stress disorder to be referred to as a battle wound to properly reflect what service people go through.

Start de-stressing as soon as you can once on holiday

Photographer says people opposed to gender diversity need to 'get over it'.