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'I'm going to hit him': Dash-cam footage

The family of a man shot and killed by police in the US have filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Sacramento.

Family 'dismayed' over Ashley Peacock proposal

Health authorities are considering plans to move mental health patient Ashley Peacock, to the dismay of his parents.

How to avoid drunk-posting on social media

Most people know alcohol tends to make all of us less likely to filter what we say. The thing is, says Kyle MacDonald, social media can too.

The big secret about narcissists

And how to tell if you are one.

When physical illness leads to depression

Kyle MacDonald discusses the common occurrence of stroke victims in particular experiencing depression during their recovery.

'One of us will be killed': Health workers

Union says violence has increased because of staff shortages.

Simon McCabe: Why do we love heroes?

COMMENT: Our appetite for stories about heroes never lets up. But what drives heroism?

Inside the original bedlam asylum

Opened in 1247, London's oldest psychiatric hospital was dubbed "bedlam". Now you can see what the haunting real-life conditions were inside.

'My daughter is struggling with chemo, I'm struggling with guilt'

Five years ago, my 12-year-old daughter and I waited in a long switchback line similar to that of a popular ride at a theme park. But we were not at Disneyland, instead we were at the saddest place on earth: the lobby of Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

Kiwis urged to speak up for mental health inquiry

Comedian Mike King and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald have joined forces to create the People's Mental Health Review Campaign.

'My third miscarriage nightmare'

I am in pain. Yes, it's physical. It throbs where the baby was so recently growing in my womb and I have cramping as my body readjusts to being an empty vessel again.

Is your child 'socially dyslexic'?

A ground-breaking strategy from America is teaching isolated children how to make friends. Tanith Carey finds out how.

Marijuana use skyrockets, experts still worried

There could be 31.9 million adults now using marijuana - with 8.4 million of them using it a lot.

Brain detectives: 10 amazing Kiwi insights

As investigators share their latest breakthroughs at Brain Research NZ's annual conference, Jamie Morton took a close look at 10 new Kiwi-led advances.

Dads support bereaved families

A group of Kiwi fathers joined families who have lost loved ones to suicide in an emotional torch-lit "lights for lives" commemoration on Auckland's Mangere Mountain.

Mark Tromp found after being spotted

Father-of-three Mark Tromp, who went missing in bizarre circumstances five days ago, has been found near a Victorian airport.

Meet the psychiatrist behind the ABs

Greg Bruce meets the psychiatrist behind the All Blacks' battle for mental resilience, who reveals how Richie McCaw stood out from the rest.

We're all racist according to research

Research on unconscious bias suggests we are all more racist and xenophobic than we would like to admit, writes Kyle MacDonald.