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Petition for Ashley gathers support

A petition for an autistic man held in an isolated wing of a mental health unit has garnered more than 2000 signatures in a day.

Torture reports: Health Boards respond

A Herald investigation has analysed more than 60 Crimes of Torture Act reports written about health and disability detention sites across NZ.

Family of autistic man launch petition

The family of an autistic man held in an isolated wing of a mental health unit have launched a petition calling for the minister of health to intervene in his case.

Quake study rebuffs 'lost opportunity'

At least four research applications related to suicide and the Christchurch earthquakes were declined funding over the past five years.

Uncovered: 'Inhuman' care in hospitals

Elderly, mentally ill patients were subjected to the "prolonged and excessive" use...

Woman from mental health facility found dead

A woman on leave from a Hamilton psychiatric hospital has been found dead near the Waikato River, shortly before her planned discharge from the mental health facility.

The truth about introverts

OPINION: In a social, extroverted and image occupied world introversion can often be judged as lacking, or seen as a deficiency. Kyle MacDonald explains the truth about the trait.

Pokemon Go improves players' mental health

As well as helping people increase their fitness by getting them to explore the world outside.

Are you too dependent on your phone?

When was the last time you sat down - with absolutely no distractions - for an extended period of time?

What type of therapy is right for me?

OPINION: It can be difficult even for professionals to agree about what course of treatment is best, so how are clients supposed to know what the right approach is?

Civil case an option for Ashley's family

A leading human rights lawyer says the door is now "wide open" for Ashley Peacock to take health authorities to court

'Cruel, inhuman': Ashley's living situation

Associate health minister Sam Lotu-Iiga has been assured Ashley Peacock is 'being cared for in the best way possible'.

Suicide prevention workshops on way for rural areas

Fieldays announcement gives $600,000 for mental health.

Positivity key, says farmer

Doug Avery knows what it's like to be depressed.

The golden rule for helping a child with anxiety

OPINION: Psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald explains why a child may be displaying symptoms of anxiety and how you can help.

'My autistic child is not a monster'

Parents of a 9-year-old boy have been threatened with prosecution unless they send him to a special boarding school 300km from their home.

Man kept like 'a caged animal'

Photos have revealed the squalid conditions in which an autistic man is being kept "like a caged animal" at a disability care unit in the Waikato.

'I don't want same thing happening again'

Jayden Cromb is expecting his first child in November. The idea of bringing a child into the world has driven the reality of cyberbullying home again.