Binge-drinking, violence and suicide are all declining, but our teenagers are enduring an escalating epidemic of self-harm.

Mental health services at two district health boards have been criticised in coroner's rulings after it was found administrative errors played a role in two self-inflicted deaths.

Sir John Kirwan's new push: “We teach them maths, English, science, but we don’t actually teach them resilience. I think it has to become part of the curriculum."

His own experience has taught him the importance of simply being available for his kids and willing to listen.

An exclusive extract from Stand by Me by Sir John Kirwan, his guide for helping parents and teens around mental health.

Nothing more could have been done to stop the shootings of Ashburton Work and Income staff, the first stage of an independent review has found.

The coroner will investigate after a Work and Income employee died six days after two colleagues were murdered in Ashburton.

Pregnant women suffer more from flu than other members of the population because their immune systems are hyperactive rather than weakened, a study shows.

If it's part of a balanced diet, and a generally healthy existence, then shouldn't we enjoy it? Food is so much more than just fuelling our bodies, writes Delaney Mes.

A global survey has found New Zealanders relatively content with our lives as the world emerges from the financial crisis.

An Auckland woman smashed a 77-year-old man in the head and set his legs on fire, before closing the door to his bedroom and leaving him to die, a court has heard.

A University of Queensland study has discovered a positive attitude can improve your immune system and may even help you live longer.

Teen cannabis smokers are 60 per cent more likely to drop out of high school than their non-smoking peers, and are more likely to use other drugs and attempt suicide.

No, I honestly wasn't. I decided the best approach was to look at it as a big adventure.

One person takes their own life every 40 seconds, equating to 803,900 deaths across the world every year, according to the first WHO report on suicide prevention.

It may be possible to train the brain to prefer healthy low-calorie foods over unhealthy higher-calorie foods, researchers have claimed.

I would like to dedicate this article about narcissism to a very special person: me, writes Katy Waldman.

Experts on the process of ageing are recommending a dose of One Direction as part of their prescription for a happy and successful old age.

I'm speechless this week. (Doesn't happen often.) Last week I wrote about how I was suffering from depression.

A previously law-abiding mother has been jailed for faking the signature of the chief executive at one of New Zealand's biggest insurance firms.

Women who do not breastfeed their babies are at a higher risk of postnatal depression, according to a major study of more than 10,000 mothers.

New Zealand’s youth suicide rate has dropped by a quarter – but suicides among the elderly are rising as old people are increasingly isolated from their families.

Deborah Hill Cone writes about living with depression and her hope that one day soon the tears will stop.

Merck & Co., the second-largest US drugmaker, has won approval to sell its treatment for insomnia that is viewed as a drug with fewer side effects than older pills such as Ambien.

The idea that people can be classified into types has a long history. Writing 23 centuries ago, the Greek philosopher Theophrastus sketched 30 characters that are instantly recognisable to this day.

The Mental Health Foundation has received an unprecedented number of calls following the death of comedian Robin Williams.

Robin Williams' cause of death has been confirmed by sheriff's officials this morning, as tributes continue to pour in for the actor, who had a special bond with NZ.

If survey data are to be trusted, there's a surprisingly weak relationship between money and happiness. As national incomes rise, happiness does not increase.