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

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

Fieldays announcement gives $600,000 for mental health.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

A generation of young New Zealanders faces serious mental-health risks from an alarming rise in cyberbullying.

The government minister responsible for disability issues will not intervene in the case of an autistic man held for five years in an isolated wing of a mental health unit.

No New Zealander is too disabled to belong in a family, to have a home and to be treated with dignity, yet this is exactly what is happening to Ashley Peacock.

The Human Rights Commission will bring an international expert to New Zealand to investigate the country's use of seclusion after repeatedly raising concerns.

Several decades have passed since mentally disturbed people were shut away in places worse than prisons. Or so we thought.

The lack of clarity around patient seclusion has emerged after the Herald revealed the case of autistic man Ashley Peacock, who has been keep in isolation for years.

Scientists reveal how one gender is almost twice as likely to suffer from stress compared to the other.

Opposition MPs say autistic man's case is breach of human rights and that Health Minister Jonathan Coleman must intervene.

COMMENT: He is not a criminal, so how is it, in this country, that we can sanction keeping someone in seclusion for over a half a decade?

Ashley Peacock loves spending time outdoors with animals. But as a mental health patient, the 37-year-old is allowed outside for just 90 minutes a day. His parents thought he needed specialist care but the decision is now one they “deeply regret”.

COMMENT: Getting rid of these surplus mental activities. So the following mental topics are going in the landfill to free up brainpower.

A popular blogger reveals her battle to her 108,000 Facebook followers.

Statistics show the Canterbury District Health Board deals with 17 new adult walk-ins every day - adults who have never needed the help of mental health services before.

Likes, shares, favourites, new followers... it all just feels so GOOD doesn't it? Psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald discusses how social media use can tip over to addiction.

What began as an effort to live a healthier lifestyle led to a dangerous condition for this young woman.

Lucy Hone will be trying to "walk through it" today on the second anniversary of her 12-year-old daughter's death.

COMMENT: In the interests of not being such a drip, I have decided I could take some pointers from Donald Trump.

Requirements for sexual attack survivors to be diagnosed with a mental health illness to get ongoing taxpayer funded counselling could be reviewed.

A million selfies are taken every day but psychologists warn the 'cult of me' has grave consequences.

We often worry about the future for girls, but it's boys who are locked in a crisis that's been building for a decade.

An extra $2.2 billion will be pumped into health over four years to help cope with an ageing population and record immigration.