Dr Ruth saved people’s sex lives. Now she wants to cure loneliness
New York Times: 'The first thing to do is have the courage to admit you’re lonely.'
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Mental health support key issue for secondary schools, says survey
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Human remains found in grounds of former psychiatric hospital
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'Scary': Paddy Gower opens up about anxiety and addiction battle
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World champion boxer Mea Motu signs up for Mike King’s Gumboot Friday
Motu knows all too well about struggles with mental health.
Dame Valerie encourages a ‘shut down for an hour’ in support of mental health
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Opinion: In defence of Gen Z’s challenge to 'work ethic'
Financial Times: Contempt for dissatisfied younger workers masks an uncomfortable truth.
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Gumboot Friday: Complacency kills - Kiwi kids need you now more than ever as demand for youth counselling soars
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'Not in my wildest dreams did I think both my children would ever be gone before me'
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Why more teens are heading down a path of anxiety, depression
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Time for closure: Whānau of woman who died in mental health unit hope inquest will help others
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